The marble classics serve as graceful reminders of where the sculptor comes from, while the shiny, angular painted bronze pieces suggest where he's going. (artsy.net)
Topiary is also the title of a series of little bronze pieces in which a woman's body transforms itself into a branch; bringing to mind the iconography of the myth of Daphne. (artzine.com)
The minimalist aesthetic is typified by the delicate web - like welded bronze piece from the 1970s by German - born Venezuelan artist Gertrud Goldschmidt (Gego), who was recently the subject of a solo show at Dominique Lévy Gallery in London. (apollo-magazine.com)