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Somerset House art show revisits the last 50 years through the prism of horror

Creative Boom

An imaginative new art show points to how the horror genre influences rebellious artists and helps us to understand a chaotic world. There are modern works, too, including Pam Hogg's new Exterminating Angel (2021) and art by Gareth Pugh and the late Leigh Bowery. Juno Calypso, The Honeymoon Suite, 2015. © Kerry Stewart.

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Jan Kaláb’s Graffiti Has Always Been Art + Now It’s Even More

Design Milk

“My paintings teeter on the edge of sculpture and my sculptures are mostly painted,” said Czechoslovakian contemporary artist Jan Kaláb. His view on the evolution of his own art, from what began as lettered graffiti, is interesting and a real story of following what’s possible.

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Adrian Cox's visionary art explores mythic narratives and spiritual meaning

Creative Boom

Typically, they draw inspiration from art history, science fiction, mythic archetypes, and his experience of growing up in a closeted queer family and explore questions of identity, spirituality, and our relationship with the natural world. The Los Angeles-based creative is known for crafting intricate and epic mythology with his paintings.

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F5: Gina Nadal Shares a Favorite Movie, a Memorable Project + More

Design Milk

The Manchester-based Catalan designer was first introduced to the practice during her undergraduate studies in Arts and Design at Escola Massana, but she would take it much further. In one unit, I had to explore sculpture, jewelry, and textiles. “I explored various disciplines, from product design to painting.

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Intricate Beaded Motifs Add Colorful Dimension to Jan Huling’s Animal Sculptures

Colossal

A former product designer turned bead artist, Jan Huling begins each sculpture with a blank form in the shape of a miniature horse, giant praying mantis, and eager monkey perched on a box. via Women’s Art ). Detail of “Das Bug” (2015), 61 x 69 x 110 inches. “Das Bug” (2015), 61 x 69 x 110 inches.

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Wearable Sculptures Blend Humans into Surrounding Landscapes in Photographs by Nordic Artists

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Each photograph features a solitary figure in a landscape wearing a sculpture of the natural elements of their choosing. Materials such as moss, bull kelp, puffball mushrooms, and millet must be gathered and assembled into what amounts to a wearable sculpture. “Jakob” (Greenland 2015).

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Rajesh Vora Photographs the Unique Punjabi Tradition of Adorning Homes with Sculptural Water Tanks

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Uppal Bhupa Village, Jalandhar District, Punjab, 2015. Image courtesy of the artist and PHOTOINK Visit the rural villages of Doaba, in India’s Punjab state, and you’ll likely encounter enormous sculptures of airplanes, tanks, and soccer players perched atop homes. Kandola Kalan Village, Jalandhar District, Punjab, 2015.