This exhibition showcases how the next generation of
craft artists used their funds to explore scale, installation, and community practice.
Not exact matches
In this
craft tutorial, embroidery
artist Nicola McEachran from NDM Handmade shows you how to make a sweet apple blossom brooch
using simple embroidery stitches, felt and a handful of sequins.
I'm sometimes an
artist who always
uses crafts techniques.
Her initial attempt ended in blisters from
using a blunt
craft knife on card that was far too thick, but she persevered and now she is a highly skilled papercut
artist, who specialises in intricate floral and lacy designs in pretty pastel shades.
The
artist uses her background in special effects makeup and science to
craft one - of - a-kind mermaid tails.
Before computers and software did all the heavy lifting,
artists crafted sweeping atmospheric electronic music
using looping pedals and synths on top of synths on top of bass guitars.
9» x 12» flat
artist canvas Gray and white acrylic
craft paint — you can
use paints to match your home or your gift recipient's house!
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One of the team's grandest ideas in Act 2 was to incorporate procedural level designs — levels automated by programs rather than
crafted by
artists» hands — and
use Vita as a GPS so players would unlock new areas as they traveled.
How Louis C.K.
Used Comedy as a Smokescreen — David Sims argues that the
artist's stand - up, TV shows, and his latest movie were all ways for him to
craft a careful narrative about his brand of «brutal honesty.»
However, for those familiar with the great painter's works, as well as the prevailing spirit of the Era of Enlightenment and the style of the other great
artists of various mediums who
used their
craft to comment on the blights of the world around them, Goya's Ghosts speaks on a level that transcends just the story of two men looking after the welfare of a young, unfortunate woman caught up in the hysteria of power that marked the end of the Spanish Inquisition's stranglehold of power, as well as the outrageous hypocrisy in their manner of governance.
«We are proud to celebrate the
artists and activists who
use their
craft to share positive images of our culture,» NAACP Chairman Roslyn Brock, said in a statement.
Austin Film Festival furthers the art and
craft of storytelling by inspiring and championing the work of writers, filmmakers, and all
artists who
use written and visual language to tell a story.
Three projects are included for Key Stage 1 including a mural project based on the
artist Tony Cragg, A painting unit that
uses the Japanese
artist Takahashi Murakami and a cross curricular
craft project on birds of paradise.
Teaching
Artists show students different approaches to writing, often
using pieces by acclaimed contemporary poets and lyricists as a starting point, and give students writing prompts to begin the work of
crafting individual and group poems.
We see fantastic creativity from Aston Martin enthusiasts on social media - whether it's
using our popular Configurator to
craft beautiful specifications of our cars, or from talented designers and
artists sharing their skills and vision for the future.
If
using comiXology is like going to a comics shop and shopping in the Kindle store is like going to a bookstore, buying comics on Kickstarter is like going to a
craft fair or an
artist's studio.
Artists who sell their wares in the studio,
crafts people selling their creations at open - air markets and in - laws paying each other back for small loans are all
using the convenient device and they are crowing about it in the media.
Our skilled
artists use the latest sculpting software and the process of modelling is completely hand -
crafted in order to create a unique sculpture, that is the reason why that only our sculptures reproduce that specific way of looking or that pose that you really are into!
LOS ANGELES — The
Craft & Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) presents Paperworks, an exhibition that examines the range of work by fifteen contemporary
artists with strong ties to Los Angeles who
use paper as their primary medium.
The
artist constructs exaggerated depictions of female bodies
using a combination of sewn, printed, and painted materials, traversing different artistic and
craft traditions.
Fascinated by the power and significance of light, Italian
artist Stefano Curto
uses thousands of hand
crafted crystals to produce a mesmerising body of work.
Bangalore - based
artist Sheela Gowda creates expansive installations
using local
craft techniques and everyday materials such as incense and cow dung.
The sculpture in this show furthers the
artist's
use of vernacular
craft forms and materials in abstract yet iconic objects.
Kasobane's insistence on
using local materials in their art and «elevating» materials associated with
craft is a strategy employed by many contemporary
artists.
All in all, Acid Free serves as a great opportunity to view works by three young
artists using craft materials as a means to produce what is traditionally considered «fine» art and has as much in common with painting and sculpture as it does
craft and fashion, representing this latest trend in the blending of high and low in art.
Presented in conjunction with CraftNow, a citywide exhibition devoted to expanding the boundaries of
craft, art, and design, «Narrative Horizons» is a group show by three female
artists who
use craft techniques — or, depending on your perspective,
craft artists who employ contemporary - art strategies.
Houston Center for Contemporary
Craft (HCCC) is pleased to present Treachery of Material: The Surrealist Impulse in
Craft, featuring Michael Crowder and Julia Maria Künnap, two
artists who
use surrealist strategies and references in their work.
Many
artists in the 1960s were
using weaving and knotting to create innovative hangings and sculptures, integrating traditional
craft techniques into fine art practice.
He explained that the looped - wire sculptures of this American
artist, who died in 2013, had historically been mislabeled as
craft because of her
use of unconventional materials and techniques.
Acclaimed
artist Elaine Reichek
uses techniques traditionally associated with women's work, including sewing and knitting, to explore questions of language, culture, and authenticity while also elevating media typically associated with
craft into the realm of high art.
NFB's Digital studio and
artist Stan Douglas created a real - time 3D photorealistic environment that
uses the native functions of the iPad and iPhone to enable the viewer to
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Claire Barclay is a Glasgow - based
artist well known for her large - scale sculptural installations that combine highly formalised elements with a scatter aesthetic,
using platforms, screens and other structures around which
crafted objects lie in carefully gathered constellations.
NFB's Digital studio and
artist Stan Douglas created a real - time 3D photorealistic environment that
uses the native functions of the iPad and iPhone to enable the viewer to
craft their own path within 1948's Vancouver, BC.
Says the
artist of her work, «The objects and
crafts I
use are all personal and reflect on earlier notions of good taste, while their arrangements reflect an education that has corrected those apparent misconceptions.
Says the
artist of her work, «The objects and
crafts I
use are all personal and reflect on earlier notions of good taste, while their...
Programmed by the
artist, her multimedia
craft objects are metaphors that unfold,
using computer vision to reveal intoxicating layers of new information — the symbols for power, money and addiction found free - floating on the Internet.
For his rousing Lens Paintings, now on view at Michael Werner, Polke
used a rake - like tool to
craft ridged sheets of thick gel medium (a material, the
artist dryly notes, that is often employed «to add the brushstrokes to the van Gogh reproduction»), then placed these translucent scrims over his canvases, distorting the underlying scenes.
In his personal project, Shadow Spaces, London
artist Owen Gildersleeve collaborated with still life photographer Stephen Lenthall to
craft a series of miniature architectural paper spaces,
using «light as a map to shape each form».
While most street
artists make
use of spray paint or wheatpastes to transform the urban environment, Wolfe
uses the motors from old Nokia cell phones, an array of sensors, and unique programming to
craft street art that actively responds to the urban environment.
The exhibition includes
artists using unexpected materials — such as discarded clothing, pipe cleaners, and even human skin — to show the range of fiber materials incorporated into contemporary
craft.
The arresting beauty of life - sized brown
craft paper silhouettes with leisurely poses call to mind impressionist painter Manet's Lunch on the Green (1862) and place Evans in the milieu of mixed - media
artist Kara Walker, known for her
use of large silhouettes.
A collection of ceramic works from 11 internationally acclaimed
artists including Amy Bessone, Klara Kristalova, and William J. O'Brien, all of whom
use their
craft to blur the distinctions between fine art, decorative art, and
craft.
The
artists included in this program employ a variety of techniques regarded as traditional and domestic, such as embroidery and crochet,
using craft materials to address cultural and gender issues in a complex intersection of artistic practices, popular culture, and aesthetic splendor.
Using hair, beads, tissue paper, rubber tires, plastic and other materials, the
artists craft provocative forms and intricate surfaces that play on unique cultural meanings, personal memories and social agendas.
Oppenheim speaks of growing up in Washington and California, his father's Russian ancestry and education in China, his father's career in engineering, his mother's background and education in English, living in Richmond El Cerrito, his mother's love of the arts, his father's feelings toward Russia, standing out in the community, his relationship with his older sister, attending Richmond High School, demographics of El Cerrito, his interest in athletics during high school, fitting in with the minority class in Richmond, prejudice and cultural dynamics of the 1950s, a lack of art education and philosophy classes during high school, Rebel Without a Cause, Richmond Trojans, hotrod clubs, the persona of a good student, playing by the rules of the art world, friendship with Jimmy De Maria and his relationship to Walter DeMaria, early skills as an
artist, art and teachers in high school, attending California College of Arts and
Crafts, homosexuality in the 1950s and 1960s, working and attending art school, professors at art school, attending Stanford, early sculptural work, depression, quitting school, getting married, and moving to Hawaii, becoming an entrepreneur, attending the University of Hawaii, going back to art school, radical art, painting, drawing, sculpture, the beats and the 1960s, motivations, studio work, theory and exposure to art, self - doubts, education in art history, Oakland Wedge, earth works, context and possession, Ground Systems, Directed Seeding, Cancelled Crop, studio art, documentation,
use of science and disciplines in art, conceptual art, theoretical positions, sentiments and useful rage, Robert Smithson and earth works, Gerry Shum, Peter Hutchinson, ocean work and red dye, breaking patterns and attempting growth, body works, drug
use and hippies, focusing on theory, turmoil, Max Kozloff's «Pygmalion Reversed,»
artist as shaman and Jack Burnham, sync and acceptance of the art world, machine works, interrogating art and one's self, Vito Acconci, public art, artisans and architects, Fireworks, dysfunction in art, periods of fragmentation, bad art and autobiographical self - exposure, discovery, being judgmental of one's own work, critical dissent, impact of the 1950s and modernism, concern about placement in the art world, Gypsum Gypsies, mutations of objects, reading and writing, form and content, and phases of development.
The two
artists will each present a thirty minute slideshow about their works, followed by a discussion moderated by Roger McDonald from AIT about some of the wider issues surrounding art and
craft, art and issues of
use - value, domesticity, social function, the hand - made and ideas about presence and time, and the relevance of historical references.
Kate MacGarry loves a bit of an art /
craft crossover: a number of her
artists use ceramics and textiles as part of their vocabulary (witness the tapestries of Goshka Macuga, Renee So's wonderful knitted works and Tiago Carneiro Da Cunha's ceramics), and Francis Upritchard's latest show reinforces the profile of one of London's most distinctive and best loved contemporary galleries.
Before Andy Warhol rose to superstardom, he
crafted handmade
artist books filled with quirky images and texts, which he
used to successfully woo his most valuable contacts.
The collection entitled «Casino» takes inspiration not from Condo's iconic paintings as much as from the characters and their suggested lifestyles, to bring it back to the
artist, Condo's characters are
used as templates for the models head masks, which were masterly
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