Made
from white plaster, the abstract sculptures by Slovak artist Maria Bartuszová in this new permanent display evoke raindrops, wheat...
At first glance, the amalgamation of objects, which range
from white plaster casts of household items and neon tubes to raw fruits that have been left to naturally decompose, seem completely unrelated to one another.
The works are made
from white plaster, which is chalky and dense.
If you look at the first building on the left and at the line that separates the bottom part of the wall (orange stones)
from the white plastered part of the wall, it's just about on the eyeline of the photographer.
Not exact matches
A snug cottage with
white plaster walls and wide wood - plank floors, a brisk walk
from the cathedral, it fills with people, the windows fogging.
A painter and sculptor, George Segal (1924 — 2000) came to be recognized primarily for his life - size
white plaster sculptures made
from casts taken
from living models which he began making in 1961.
And the towering
white plaster Untitled (Stairs),
from 2001, zooms up and down to nowhere, with overtones of Piranesi and Escher, like the flights of steps in trapped dreams.
In these works, blue gazing balls, hand blown
from glass, have been placed on
white plaster sculptures depicting signature examples of antique statues
from the Greco - Roman era, including the Farnese Hercules and the Esquiline Venus, along with everyday utilitarian objects encountered in today's suburban landscape, such as rustic mailboxes, a birdbath and an inflatable snowman typically seen outside during Christmas.
From a white plastic electrical fan to a scattering of hand - cast plaster bowls in a rainbow of colours and from a roll of LED strip lights to wallpaper and swatches of silk printed with a photographic image of polystyrene, texture seems like a key driver in your pract
From a
white plastic electrical fan to a scattering of hand - cast
plaster bowls in a rainbow of colours and
from a roll of LED strip lights to wallpaper and swatches of silk printed with a photographic image of polystyrene, texture seems like a key driver in your pract
from a roll of LED strip lights to wallpaper and swatches of silk printed with a photographic image of polystyrene, texture seems like a key driver in your practice.
Like his earlier works, these pieces are assembled
from found materials such as pieces of wood or packaging, or cast in bronze and covered in
white paint and
plaster.
These are situated atop large,
white -
plaster sculptures that have been alternately modeled after iconic works
from the Greco - Roman era, including the Farnese Hercules and the Esquiline Venus, or after such quotidian objects
from the contemporary residential landscape as a rustic mailbox, a birdbath, and an inflatable garden snowman.
Last summer, Rachofsky and Faulconer purchased the largest sculpture
from Koons's recent Gazing Ball series of
white plaster figures with blue glass globes that, following its loan to the Koons retrospective opening this month at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, will take up residence in the Warehouse.
Highlights
from the show include Royal College of Art graduate Jodie Carey's eight foot chandeliers made out of fluff
from a hoover, Tom Price's animated, small scale sculpted
plaster heads, Emma Puntis's mesmerizing miniature portraits, Tatsuya Kimata's ironic sculptures of everyday objects sculpted using traditional marble and stone carving skills, Doug
White's majestic palm trees crafted
from thousands of abandoned car tyres retrieved
from road sides in Belize, Michael Lisle - Taylor's army uniforms crossed with straight jackets, which play to his 19 years in the Navy, and Boo Ritson's large - scale photographs of people she transforms into characters caked in thick paint, which have sold out in her second solo show only a year after graduating.
The distressing Neither,
from 2004 and now at the Brazilian art institution Inhotim, is a room that at first appears to be an empty
white cube, but on closer inspection the
white plaster walls are revealed to contain steel mesh fencing.
Technically this room contained various separate sculptures
from Has Op de Beeck's recent switch
from grey to
white for his spookily smooth vanitas realisations, which start
from casts and are rendered in gypsum
plaster over a wooden armature.
Hand - blown
from glass, the blue gazing balls have been placed on
white plaster sculptures depicting signature examples of antique statues
from the Greco - Roman era along with everyday utilitarian objects encountered in today's suburban and rural landscape, such as mailboxes and a birdbath.
This concept was investigated in his notorious «Achromes» — «colorless»,
white surfaces made
from gathered or folded canvas, which was manipulated with a variety of
plaster.
Within simple
white wooden boxes await arrangements that range
from a
plaster heart on Victorian - type wallpaper; three small robin - egg blue eggs on a diaper framed by silkscreened paper of cherries and hydrangeas; the force cup of a plunger on cherry print; a stick of butter on a rolling landscape; or a sculptured ear with a dried leaf on flowery background.
In addition to his paintings, which were sometimes dismissed as «high - art graffiti,» he produced sculptures assembled
from found objects, clay, and
plaster, painted
white to suggest an affinity to Classicism.
It also acquired three acrylic - on - canvas paintings
from the»60s by Lawrence Weiner — No Title, Title Unknown and Yellow Wheel with Orange Border — plus three other»60s - era conceptual installations — A Wall Pitted by a Single Air Rifle Shot; Gloss
White Lacquer, Sprayed for 2 Minutes at 40 lb Pressure Directly upon the Floor and A 36 x 36 Removal to the Lathing or Support of
Plaster or Wallboard
from a Wall.
A
white plaster pot
from a garden nursery stands atop a zinc pedestal
from Beau Maas antiques.
«
From the
white Venetian
plaster of the barrel - ceiling entry to the master bath, the home is predominantly a journey through light and art.»
For a space overlooking the back porch in the master bedroom, Morris dressed up the homeowner's vanity by Mrs. Howard with a chair
from B.D. Jeffries and a
white plaster mirror
from South of Market.
The gesso are supposively made
from a mixture of
white glue,
Plaster of Paris, or something similar, and ordinary latex or acrylic paint.
In the great room of a Dana Point, California, home, which was designed by Bob
White of Forest Studio and decorated by M. Elle Design, the chandelier and wing chair upholstered in Belgian linen are by Lucca Studio, and the cocktail table and sofa in a Loro Piana linen are custom made; the walls and fireplace are of marmorino plaster, the painting is by Victor Hugo Zayas, the abaca - fiber rug is from FJ Hakimian, and the flooring is French white oak by Exquisite Surf
White of Forest Studio and decorated by M. Elle Design, the chandelier and wing chair upholstered in Belgian linen are by Lucca Studio, and the cocktail table and sofa in a Loro Piana linen are custom made; the walls and fireplace are of marmorino
plaster, the painting is by Victor Hugo Zayas, the abaca - fiber rug is
from FJ Hakimian, and the flooring is French
white oak by Exquisite Surf
white oak by Exquisite Surfaces.