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Alex Chinneck's twisted trail of street furniture light up a new corner of Bristol

Creative Boom

Alex Chinneck is back, transforming the streets of Bristol with new surreal sculptures that light up the night sky. The British sculptor, renowned for his gravity-defying works and mind-bending illusions, has just completed three new public installations for Assembly Bristol.

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A Love Letter to Stockport: Alison Waters' ceramic tribute to an 'unloved' car park

Creative Boom

Waters' series of sculptures reimagines the 1965 modernist screen as a celebration of the town's overlooked architectural heritage. The hand-built ceramic sculptures draw inspiration from the views of Stockport, which are visible through the gaps in Boyson's geometric facade.

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New Manchester art trail features sculptures that promote mental health and well-being

Creative Boom

The project, funded and supported by the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership, Salford City Council, The University of Salford, LandsecU+I and Arts Council England, will comprise a series of head sculptures installed throughout the city. This year's trail is the latest in a series of works dating back to 2016.

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Amy Cushing + Lara Sparey Explore Intersecting Crafts With DIORAMA Sculptures

Design Milk

DIORAMA – a series of three freestanding mixed media sculptures by artisans Amy Cushing and Lara Sparey – distills a variety of multidimensional scenes into an amalgam of colored glass and black metal artifacts to offer respite from the din of existence. Fresh colorways and designs are in progress due to launch February 24, 2024.

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Murugiah set to light up Greenwich Peninsula with dazzling Rangoli Mirrored Cosmos sculpture

Creative Boom

London-based interdimensional artist Murugiah is set to illuminate the Greenwich Peninsula this September with a new light sculpture titled Rangoli Mirrored Cosmos. Opening on 16 September, the sculpture will also feature large interactive floor graphics at specific slots.

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Haunting wooden sculptures by Claudette Schreuders reveal why we can't escape from ourselves

Creative Boom

Public Opinion, 2021 © Claudette Schreuders. In Doubles, her latest series of figurative painted wood sculptures and works on paper, Cape Town artist Claudette Schreuders takes a closer look at the double lives we lead, from what we do in private to how we present ourselves in public. There is a type of madness in repetition.

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A new sculpture of rainbow-coloured ribbons is amazingly made of steel

Creative Boom

Incredibly, the dynamic flowing sculpture is fashioned from steel and powder-coated in an array of vivid colours. After collaborating with Levitt Bernstein to build the City of Stories installation for the London Festival of Architecture, Hanna's studio has also created public art across the capital and internationally.

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