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Swiss sculptor Christian Bolt offers a fresh answer to the age-old question: what is beauty?

Creative Boom

There he took a Master of Fine Arts degree at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, Europe’s traditional and oldest art academy, where he studied technique and materials of sculpting, art history and anatomy. In 2014, he became the first Swiss sculptor to be awarded the title of professor at his alma mater.

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10 Riveting Movies about Artists

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Exploring their art and biographies is always a trusted source of inspiration. This is especially true when the exploration is conducted by acclaimed directors and actors, merging the two artforms of cinema and fine art. Mr. Turner (2014). National Gallery (2014). Mr. Turner (2014), Mike Leigh. Frida (2002).

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Exploring Black Masculinity Through the Lens of Black Women and Non-Binary Artists

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So much of Black history around the continent and across the diaspora has been whitewashed or erased, much like the noses hacked off the faces of Egyptian sculptures to destroy evidence Black power and leadership — but as Malcolm X wisely observed, “Truth is on the side of the oppressed.”

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Anatomical Forms Emerge From Zippers, Quilted Fabric, and Felt by Élodie Antoine

Colossal

“Zip thorax” (2014), zippers. Felt especially is very interesting for making sculptures because it allows to make forms without sewing, without suture, like the organs of the human body,” she writes. Keep an eye on Antoine’s latest textile endeavors, including watching her cut through her felt sculptures , on Instagram.

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Big Chief Demond Melancon Is Rewriting the Definition of Contemporary Art Through Beads

Design Milk

The massive suits he creates, and wears as a Black Master in ceremonial battles on Mardi Gras day, are sculptural forms based on his own body. Spirit of Red Cloud, Demond Melancon, 2014 Photo: Christopher Porché West. Spirit of Red Cloud, Demond Melancon, 2014 Photo: Christopher Porché West.

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F5: Cecilie Manz Shares Her Love of Simplicity, Favorite Tools + More

Design Milk

After graduating from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – The School of Design in 1997, she founded her own studio in Copenhagen. Today she designs industrial manufactured products, experimental prototypes, and sculptural one-offs.

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This Generative NFT Photography Project Allows Collectors to Become Collaborators

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Then it hit me: they reminded me, somehow, of Lightplay: Black, White, Gray (1930) –a film made by the pioneering Bauhaus artist and photographer László Moholy-Nagy, using a kinetic sculpture he built himself from metal, plastic, wood, and an electric motor.