MetaFilter posts tagged with sculpture

A really big circular slice of a building that moves. Yes.

flapjax at midnite — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:17:35 -0800

Haven't we all, at one time or another, wanted to carve an enormous circle into an industrial building facade and have it rotate in three dimensions? Of course we have. But Richard Wilson did it. That's right, he actually did it. Wiki page on sculptor Richard Wilson, who also happened to be a founding member of the Bow Gamelan Ensemble.

Artist vs. Copycat

Marky — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:44:23 -0800

Sculptor creates, copycat copies. We'll settle this in court! Bizarro world court that is... (via Consumerist) Sculpter John Ungar makes firepits from recycled propane tanks. Rick Wittrig copies them. Wittrig sues Ungar to strip him of his copyrights because...

"Defendant's Fire Pits are functional, utilitarian and useful articles that are not subject to copyright protection."

(from Federal Court Filing)

Bucket list made easy!

JoanArkham — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:23:42 -0800

Want to see Trajan's Column, Michelangelo’s David (with or without fig leaf), and Notre Dame all in one room? (Well, two rooms.) The Victoria and Albert’s “Cast Courts” are an amazing example of Victorian plaster casting, allowing those who couldn't afford the Grand Tour a chance to see great works of art and architecture.

On Tender Hooks

hermitosis — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:14:32 -0800

On Tender Hooks - New sculptures by Beth Cavener-Stichter on display at NYC's Claire Oliver Gallery. (NSFW: tastefully artistic goat boners.)

International Fine Art

netbros — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:17:01 -0800

The Images of Eyes Gallery exhibits images and paintings of eyes by international artists, featuring work from about 200 artists from Algeria to Zimbabwe. Gallery I contains figurative paintings, oil and watercolor paintings, portraits, charcoal and ink drawings, lithographs, sculpture, digital, and other fine art content. Gallery II exhibits nude paintings, so may be NSFW.

1000 Melting Men in Berlin.

cristinacristinacristina — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:36:33 -0800

1000 Melting Men in Berlin. (1 2 3 4) from design boom: "earlier this week, brazilian artist nele azevedo, carved 1,000 figures out of ice and placed them on the steps of the concert hall in berlin's gendarmenmarkt square. with temperatures of 73 degrees fahreneheit, (23 degress celsius), the ice figures began melting within half an hour. the project entitled 'melting men' was meant to bring awareness to the world wildlife fund's warning, that melting ice could cause sea-levels to rise more than 3.3 ft by 2100." greenmuze interview last year with Nele Azevedo: "Melting Men is a series of art installations from the Minimum Monument project created by Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo. Since 2005, Azevedo has been setting up her Melting Men in various countries around the world. Although originally intended as a critic of the role of monuments in cities, environmentalists around the world are adopting her work as climate change art." more images on Nele Azevedo's fotopage.

i think plastered skulls is a pretty cool guy. eh sits in the dirt and doesn't afraid of anything

Greg Nog — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:07:20 -0800

Plastered Skulls! In the Middle East in the early Neolithic, one common burial practice involved digging up a previously-buried body, removing the skull, and using plaster over the skull itself to sculpt an image of the face of the deceased. Many seem to think these skulls were made as a form of ancestor-worship, but some disagree. Three such skulls were discovered a little over a year ago at Yiftah’el, in the lower Galilee. Here's a short article about the find. Here's a brief overview of prehistoric and early historic art, which features a really swell picture of a plastered skull.

Looking for Leonardo

cog_nate — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:29:18 -0800

Are figures in a Florentine altar panel attributed to Italian artist Andrea del Verrocchio actually by Leonardo da Vinci? "The Baptistery figures, if accepted as Leonardo's, would be the only extant sculptures made in the artist's lifetime..." Related ARTNews article, additional Smithsonian Magazine article, National Gallery of Art writeup related to the additional Smithsonian Magazine article, and the High Museum's upcoming Leonardo exhibit.

Folded Paper Sculptures

OmieWise — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:59:37 -0800

Polyscene--Folded paper, and paper and wire, sculptures. There are more in the artist's Flickr stream.

Conceptual bikes

madamjujujive — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:13:40 -0800

Putting heart and muscle into the term "bespoke," Josh Hadar creates hand-crafted metal sculptures that double as functional bikes. He describes his process in a recent interview with RocketBoom. Intrigued? A bicycle custom built to your whims could run from $12-$35k, or if you live in NYC, you can try your hand at welding and metal sculpting at his Burn Clinic. (via bioephemera)

Detonography

homunculus — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:31:10 -0800

Detonography is a technique created by Evelyn Rosenberg for making metal sculpture. Detonographs are created by detonating a sheet of plastic explosive over a sandwich of a carved image and a metal plate, forcing the metal plate onto the carved image. [Via]

Human Motions

homunculus — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:19:23 -0800

Human Motions Sculptures. [Via]

accidental mysteries

nickyskye — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:18:43 -0800

Accidental Mysteries: Toilet Paper Roll Sculptures by Junior Jacquet l 19th Century Japanese Pregnancy Dolls l Hand soaps l An Obsessed Collector (From the Estate of Charles Martignette) [PDF but worth it and mildly nsfw] and other diversions to explore. Previously about Junior Jacquet. Bonus link: Yuken Teruya's toilet roll art.

I, Ron Butterfly

zamboni — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:15:30 -0800

Handcrafted praying mantis sculptures, in brass and silver.

The London 7/7 Memorial

joeclark — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:23:57 -0800

Stelae for 7/7. The London 7/7 Memorial consists of “52 pillars (or ‘stelae’), cast in rough textured stainless steel, each representing one of the victims” of the 2005 terrorist bombing attack. Typographer Phil Baines (profile) explains the development of the rough-hewn yet “British” typeface, based on “the 19th-century, untutored signmakers’ sansserif you see on buildings around the city,” that is moulded into the living steel.

Bringing Nails to Life

netbros — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:53:21 -0800

Scenes sculpted with nails by Czech photographer Vlad Artazov. (via)

ancient fragments become an emperor's new clothing

nickyskye — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:57:47 -0800

Clothes made of ceramic shards from the Ming, Yuan, Qing and Song Dynasties by Li Xiaofeng, a 43-year-old Beijing artist who has found a way to link his contemporary work with traditional Chinese 10th Century art. Some of the porcelain bits were salvaged from the roof tiles of the emperor’s palace. Close-up of a dress. Zoomable images. piles of ceramic pieces sit in bins sorted by date, colour and shape Lady Gaga's outfit inspired by Li Xiaofeng? Top Ten Weirdest Dresses l other examples of glass clothing, a flower dress, glass spun dress, a disco ball dress.

All Hail the Butter Cow

Muddler — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:06:17 -0800

It's nearly state fair time and you know what that means - B u t t e r Sculptures! Yes, year after year several fairs contract with artists to sculpt meltable works of art. Perhaps the most famous is the Iowa State Butter Cow, carved year after year since the early 1900s. Of course, with butter art comes rivalry. Not to be outdone, state fairs in Minnesota, Texas, New York...oh, the list is long...each display these chilled masterpieces. However, this year Iowa has taken the rivalry to a new level and not without controversy - The Iowa State Fair has decided that this year they will do a Butter Michael Jackson.

Tree People!

hippybear — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:51:13 -0800

Amazing Pooktre Sculptures. A gallery of living art. Previously. (with bonus extra Previouslies inside!)

The tiny phantasmagorias of Bernard Gigounon

carsonb — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:29:25 -0800

'It has been said that cinema is in essence a special effect. The video work of Bernard Gigounon reduces that notion to its minimal essence: cinema as an illusion, created by the manipulation of images in time. He does not create this effect with advanced, multi-dimensional digital technologies, but rather through simple, transparent magic...' via It's Nice That

More Than a Box

netbros — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:07:44 -0800

Jonathan Ro-Schofield is Jonny Cardboard, an artist and window display designer whose developmental medium is, yes, cardboard. Sure, anyone can fold a box, but can you make incredible sculptures or storefront display-designs and props? Perhaps Jonny Cardboard can cater your wedding cakes. For more fine cardboard art, check out: Alex Uribe Junior Jacquet Chris Gilmour (previously) Mark Langan Dag Weiser

Eric Doeringer's Smoke Filtration Systems

Joe Beese — Mon, 25 May 2009 17:44:10 -0800

The Smoke Filtration Systems are a series of sculptures that are also working marijuana water pipes. The mechanics of each pipe are thoroughly tested, but the actual sculptures are presented in clean, unused condition.

The Hohle Fels Venus

homunculus — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:24:28 -0800

Ancient Venus rewrites history books: Female figure was carved from a mammoth tusk 35,000 years ago. [Via]

Momoyo Torimitsu

serazin — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:58:59 -0800

Artist Momoyo Torimitsu: sculptor, performer, illustrator, installation artist. Not interested in being cute. (Discovered via The Rumpus.)

Trimpin: Musical Sculptor

Kattullus — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:32:29 -0800

Seattle-based German artist Trimpin makes sculptural musical instruments. He was profiled in a mini-documentary by Washington public TV station KBTC a couple of years ago. Here are videos of some other works of art he's created, Fire Organ, Liquid Percussion, Cello, Sensors and Record Players, Contraption at Seattle-Tacoma Airport, MIDI-controlled Player Piano and Sheng High. Kyle Gann wrote an essay by that placed Trimpin in the tradition of John Cage, Harry Partch and other avant-garde American musical inventors. The audio of a nearly hour and a half long 1990 interview with Trimpin by Charles Amirkhanian can be downloaded from the Internet Archive. Another, more light-hearted interview in connection to his show at this year's SXSW, where a documentary about him premiered (trailer).