Colossal

JANUARY 5, 2024

.” All images courtesy of Japan House Los Angeles, shared with permission Two of Japan’s major cultural contributions converge in POKÉMON X KOGEI | Playful Encounters of Pokémon and Japanese Craft. POKÉMON X KOGEI is organized by the National Crafts Museum in Kanazawa and is on view in Los Angeles through January 7.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Previously, we've looked at how a love of travel has shaped her art , but in her new collaboration with Lille-based company Babel Brune, she's keeping things closer to home. It is also a testament to personal creative exploration, as the patterns are born from my experiments and drawings beyond commissioned work."

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We And The Color

JULY 25, 2024

Take Cristina Córdova’s online course and learn how to create figurative ceramic sculptures. If you’re an artist, sculptor, or ceramist eager to elevate your craft, Cristina Córdova’s online course on figure ceramic sculpture is a treasure trove of expertise and inspiration. Subscribe to our newsletter!

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Colossal

DECEMBER 6, 2022

We’re wrapping up 2022 and revisiting some of the craft projects we wrote about this year. If you want even more of 2022’s highlights, check out the top art stories and our favorite books of the year. A Collection of Paper Sculptures Studies the Wild Diversity of 88 Different Bat Species. Image © Guardabosques.

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Colossal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

All images shared © Elias Sime, courtesy of GRIMM and James Cohan Gallery, shared with permission Thousands of microchips, terminals, nails, letter keys, and lengths of wire transform into spectacular, monumental sculptures by acclaimed Ethiopian artist Elias Sime.

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Gallery Arts and Crafts Sculpture Photography 91

Colossal

MARCH 30, 2023

Photo by Alix Joiret The soft pile of tufted yarn meets vibrant color in Brussels-based artist Shishi San ’s bold sculptures. Inspired by the shape, hues, and patterns of Chinese vases, she began a series of nine voluminous vessels that draw on traditional motifs in a collection titled Fluffy.

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Sculpture Color Patterns Artist 91

Design Milk

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Danish designers Laura Bilde and Linnea Blæhr work to combine functionality and sculptural expression through materials and shapes, bringing together tactility, sensuousness, and enticement for the end result. The six carpet patterns within the collection celebrate talented female artists who have paved the way for those in the future.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Stocking Fillers Grumpy Ant plush toy by Aysha Tengiz If you have a friend who makes (or just appreciates) good art, check out the online shop of Aysha Tengiz, a London-based artist working within illustration, animation and textile design. It's packed with great products such as this plushie with a difference.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Returning this month to Saudi Arabia is a unique art exhibition set in an ancient desert region of the Arabian Peninsula, using only the natural landscape and surroundings as inspiration. Dana Awartani Desert X AlUla 2022, photo by Lance Gerber. The backdrop of the orange desert and the bright blue sky only adds to the drama.

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Colossal

JULY 6, 2023

” Embedded within a jetty of the San Francisco Bay, the sculpture was created by Peter Richards and George Gonzalez in 1986 and captures the sounds of waves as they crash into and fill the pipes, emitting a musical mix of gurgling and gushing noises as the tide changes.

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Design Milk

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Photo: Katie Treggiden The other part of the fair that really shone was the British Craft Pavilion and the first stand through the door belonged to furniture maker Nick James. Other designers featured in the space include Ercol, Helen Kirkum, Wilkinson & Rivera, Sam Klemick, and Amechi Mandi.

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Arts and Crafts Coding Interior Design Exhibition 111

Design Milk

MAY 5, 2022

Among the new program is Powerful Patterns , an exhibit created in collaboration with Danish fashion designer, artist, and musician Henrik Vibskov. The exhibit celebrates the museum’s most spirited and colorful patterns, like Galleria (pictured above) – a delightfully curvy pattern created by textile designer Barbara Brown in the late 1960s.

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Colossal

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Seoul-based artist Yeesookyung ( previously ) fuses Korean and Japanese craft traditions in her elegant, gilded sculptures. Blending ornately patterned vessels with deities and animals, the delicate assemblages meld shards of discarded ceramic into new forms with bulbous sides, halved figures, and drips of metallic epoxy.

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Sculpture Arts and Crafts Exhibition Artist 101

Colossal

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Melding the decadence of Art Nouveau and the whimsy of Alice in Wonderland , artist Carol Long ( previously ) transforms humble clay vessels with an array of small spheres, curled handles, and densely laid stripes. All images © Carol Long, shared with permission.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 4, 2023

And while the results of these NLP tools range from the useful to the trivial, they still feel like something of a dark art with little useful connection to people's daily needs. Our cells became detailed, sculptural balloons. That's where Cohere comes in. We then explored the possibilities of this network.

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Azure Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2024

Defined by its delicate, intricately designed patterns , the art of Meenakari is a hallmark of India’s Rajasthan region. At the heart of the building, a sculptural spiral stair creates an intuitive spine, seamlessly tying together the facility’s varied program — together with an adjacent circular glass elevator.

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Colossal

MARCH 29, 2021

These towering sculptural forms are by artist Debbie Lawson ( previously ), who crafts animals that are cloaked in sweeping Persian rugs. A new menagerie of polar bears, stags, and kangaroos resemble typical wildlife except for the fact that they’re literally swept under the carpet, their features hidden from view.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Alex Proba and glass artist Austin Stern have teamed up to create the ooey gooey Gelée Series of five, one-of-a-kind sculptures. Made in Seattle, Washington, the duo brought together their individual design languages and crafts to bring this drool-inducing collection of artwork to life. Photography by Nicholas Peter Wilson.

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Design Milk

MAY 7, 2024

Devotion is the loom with which artists weave craft, steadfastness, and personal conviction, for a meaningful creative practice. Smith Gallery , aptly named Devotion , in a showcase of new textile works alongside collaborative totem sculptures that pull on patrons’ heartstrings.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

All images © Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen, shared with permission Enormous blooms crafted from thousands of sheets of creased, textured, and twisted paper explode in Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen ’s vibrant installations. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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Arts and Crafts Sculpture Gallery Textures 95

Design Milk

JANUARY 8, 2024

Through enhancing the intrinsic qualities of their material palette, the Ahmedabad-based architecture firm, helmed by Veeram Shah, seeks to elevate the level of craft one might expect in workplace design. Can art inserts become a seamless part of the volume?” Can we use this process to create a warm work culture?

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Design Milk

AUGUST 16, 2024

As a child I was mesmerized by the swirling patterns of hand-braided cotton area rugs, woven from the last use of hand-me-down fabrics.” I have the perfect arrangement in my living room, sitting at my black satin piano against an undulating white plaster wall sculpture. Today, David Oldroyd joins us for Friday Five !

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Arts and Crafts Sculpture Textures Architecture 93

Azure Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Behind a tangle of streetcar wires, the long, swooping contour of Frank Gehry’s deft reinvention of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) unfolds to the west, while the avant-garde modernism of Will Alsop’s Sharp Centre for Design floats like an otherworldly presence overhead. For the new kid on the block, it’s some company.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 23, 2023

I always made art for fun, and I never imagined I could turn it into a career," he adds. His work is bold and colourful and displays a true mastery of his craft. I incorporated this textured pattern as shapes around the background of one of my ongoing paintings. "It's been very exciting for me to work doing what I love.

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Colossal

APRIL 28, 2023

Sexton enjoys papier-mâché for its versatility and accessibility, using additional readily available materials like cloth, wire, and acrylic paint to build up each animal’s unique textures, patterns, and colors. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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Animation Sculpture Artist Exhibition 99

Azure Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2024

First introduced during the spring installment, the new format for the show is centred around The Circles – content and event platforms that will serve as meeting points, showcases for products and concepts, and demonstrate the blurred boundaries between art and design.

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Colossal

JANUARY 30, 2023

Photos by Gary Mirando The natural patterns of turning tides and changing seasons illuminate the delicate porcelain sculptures of Martha’s Vineyard-based artist Jennifer McCurdy. In May, she will also exhibit in the Smithsonian Craft + Design Show in Washington, D.C. All images © Jennifer McCurdy, shared with permission.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

” The resulting forms are evocative of both flora and fauna and traditional pottery, although Long’s sculptures emphasize smooth, sinuous walls and squiggly bases rather than angled edges. Whether a vase or wide-mouthed jar, the whimsical sculptures are brimming with color and textured details. via Women’s Art ).

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Azure Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Take her Bubbly series, a soap bubble- and botryoidal hematite-inspired collection that explores naturally occurring attractions and cluster patterns to stunning effect. The post Rosie Li and MONDAYS Collaborate on a Sculptural New Lighting Series appeared first on Azure Magazine.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

“The Puglia region has always been a place of natural excellence, which has grown thanks to its unique geographical position between Europe and the Mediterranean,” say Enzo Maiorano and Rossella Arena – Co-founder of Archiproducts and Art director of Autentico, and account manager of Archiproducts and event manager for Autentico, respectively.

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Design Milk

JUNE 15, 2021

She makes the intricate works by folding or pleating paper to form patterns of light and shadow. The monochromatic palette makes the patterns and textures pop simply by how the light hits them, hopefully leaving viewers feeling “centered, quiet and focused.” Zai Divecha working in studio.

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Colossal

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Using vintage textiles from both her personal and her family’s collection of bedspreads and home decor, artist Mila Zemliakova sews plush animal sculptures that connect various traditions of her Belarusian heritage.

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Animation Sculpture Patterns Artist 100

Colossal

JULY 26, 2024

The pair engage communities around the world in large-scale projects that involve crafting elaborate lace patterns to be fastened to an iron armature. Choi and Shine are formally trained as architects and came to community art partly out of necessity. It’s sort of a team sport or any team effort.

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Arts and Crafts Patterns Artist Art 82

Design Milk

JULY 2, 2024

From the gilded molding found in Parisian interiors to the decaying tin ceilings of New York’s postindustrial discotheques, these precious panels build new architectural realities as they marry art and envelope. Gentle lines, bold curves, and undulating volumes create a sculptural interior membrane.

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Arts and Crafts Patterns Architecture Production 111

Design Milk

MAY 24, 2024

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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Arts and Crafts Coding Fashion Color 111

Design You Trust

JUNE 28, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of art and fashion, one anonymous artist has embraced the power of artificial intelligence to craft a truly remarkable collection of surrealistic fashion outfits and shoes. More: Instagram Str4ngeThing’s sculptural collection represents their most renowned body of work.

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Colossal

MAY 16, 2020

Manila-based artist Patrick Cabral ( previously ) layers paper incised with decorative motifs and lacy patterns into dazzling sculptural portraits of wildlife. All images © Patrick Cabral. Ribbed tentacles with alternating gold and white dangle from an octopus, while elegant pieces comprise a rhinoceros’s exterior.

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Sculpture Patterns Artist Animation 101