The period is also noteworthy for its technical innovations, including joined woodblock construction, which allowed for
the creation of larger sculptures, and rock crystal inserts for the eyes on wooden figures, which made the depicted deities more realistic and thereby more commanding.
Not exact matches
From 1950 to 1970, Calder's oeuvre took on a monumental dimension as his focus diverted to the
creation of large - scale
sculptures.
(Franconia, MN) awards competitive fellowships and internships to up to 40 emerging, mid-career, and established visual artists each year, supporting the
creation and exhibition
of large - scale
sculpture at the 43 - acre
sculpture park and artist residency
Franconia
Sculpture Park (Franconia, MN) awards competitive fellowships and internships to up to 40 emerging, mid-career, and established visual artists each year, supporting the creation and exhibition of large - scale sculpture at the 43 - acre sculpture park and artist r
Sculpture Park (Franconia, MN) awards competitive fellowships and internships to up to 40 emerging, mid-career, and established visual artists each year, supporting the
creation and exhibition
of large - scale
sculpture at the 43 - acre sculpture park and artist r
sculpture at the 43 - acre
sculpture park and artist r
sculpture park and artist residency.
Serra's first solo exhibition at the museum was held in 1980, and marked the
creation and permanent installation
of the
large - scale steel
sculpture Waxing Arcs in the entrance area.
The artist is engaged in an ongoing ambitious body
of work: the
creation of large stainless - steel tree
sculptures.
The Primordial Molder, is a continuation
of her
large - scale ceramic
sculpture series that ruminates on the
creation myth from Taoist tradition: in the primordial world, Nüwa the Snake Goddess marked the beginning
of humanity by patching a giant hole in heaven with five - colored stones, using the legs
of a great turtle as pillars to support the collapsed sky from the earth.
Wit and satire are a
large part
of Tinguely's work: the robotic, moving
sculptures are a caricature
of a utilitarian, mechanical world and he presents the process
of creation as a mechanised action, questioning to what end we make art.