Posts Tagged ‘Sculpture’
There is No Beauty Without the Sacred: Parisian Sculptor/Philosopher Marc Vinciguerra On Returning Meaning to Art
“When I sculpt someone it is not his body that I sculpt but his soul.”
Read MoreChristina Bothwell, Sculptures in Glass and Stone
“I was a little surprised to hear so many people express that they perceive my pieces as being intentionally disturbing. Wanting to explore the workings of the unconscious tends to make people feel uncomfortable. They imagine death…I like to think of insects caught in amber.”
Read MoreThe Weight of Spirit: Conversation with Sculptor, Ian Thomson, London
“For me, the power of sculpture is evident the instant I see it. I feel a connection with it long before I might be able to touch it. We live in a three dimensional world; light, shadow and bifocal vision tell us that something is big, heavy and real.”
Read MoreBruno Walpoth, Sculptor, Ortisei, Italy
“When you have doubts, find self-acceptance, and keep going.”
Read MoreJapanese-Born Sculptor Tamae Frame: “It is my nature to create through touch”
Urban life creates a lack of tactile pleasure…We tend to spend too much time in our heads, which makes us imbalanced in our psyche.
Read MoreIn Natural Time: Interview with American Ceramicists, Jennifer McCurdy and Eva Funderburgh
“It is actually quite a responsibility to create something that cannot be undone.”
~Jennifer McCurdy, ceramic artist
Contemporary Beijing Artist, Li Wei: “I’m like a meteorite, unstable and dangerous. This is the status of the globalized world”
“I’m like a meteorite, unstable and dangerous. This is the status of the globalized world”
~contemporary Beijing artist, Li Wei
Seeing the Extraordinary In the Ordinary: Khalil Chishtee’s plastic bag sculptures
“It goes back to the Sufi approach of my upbringing where worth does not depend on what you inherit, it depends on who you are.”
~Khalil Chishtee, artist
Clay Artist Connects Understanding of Our Past with Vision for Enlightened Future
“A particular resonance comes from the voices of the beloved dead, who shared these memories with me. Yet, though my work is largely elegiac, it also celebrates and honors the living community.”
~Susannah Israel, clay artist, winner of the prestigious Fletcher Challenge Premier Award