A selection of tapestries, prints and bronze and
iron sculptures from the Turner Prize - winning artist.
MEMES featured 33 small - scale cast
iron sculptures from the series of the same name which Antony Gormley started in 2007.
Not exact matches
Known as the «
iron man,» a 24 - centimeter - high
sculpture was likely created
from a piece of the Chinga meteorite that was strewn across the border region between Russia and Mongolia between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago
Grounding the works culturally and geographically, the paintings and
sculpture in the show are composed of materials — rocks and minerals,
iron rich soil, roots, and branches — sourced
from various locales in East Africa.
As an example, he has made a series of
sculptures inspired by the wrought
iron fence
from a childhood balcony intermixed with elements of porcelain that liken them to a traditional pattern one might find in a china cabinet of an older neighbor or relative, in this case, white ground with a traditional cobalt blue.
Ordovas will present the first dedicated exhibition in London of Chillida's
sculpture for almost twenty years; Chillida:
From Iron to Light has been organised in collaboration with artist's estate and will go on public display from 5 June until 27 July 2
From Iron to Light has been organised in collaboration with artist's estate and will go on public display
from 5 June until 27 July 2
from 5 June until 27 July 2013.
More stitching is evident in the clothing incorporated into her
sculptures,
from the tufted embroidery in a wedding dress to stacks of
ironed cotton shirts.
Lehmann Maupin Gallery have the honour of presenting a solo show by English artist Tracey Emin, entitled I Fell in Love, the show will debut the artists bronze
sculpture The Heart Has Its Reasons while the Sean Kelly Gallery will feature works
from esteemed British sculptor Antony Gormley, famed for his giant Angel of the North
sculpture located in Gateshead, UK and his Another Place work that saw the sculptor place 100 cast
iron figures facing out to sea on Crosby Beach near Liverpool in the UK.
With the
sculptures of this project, Barney has moved away
from his signature materials — thermal plastic and petroleum jelly — towards metals, materials, which, on the one hand, are more typical of traditional
sculpture and, on the other hand, of industrial processes:
iron, bronze, lead, copper, brass, zinc, silver, as well as the continued employment of organic elements such as sulphur and salt.
The
Iron Root by Ai Weiwei, is a cast iron sculpture of a tree root sprayed in purple car paint, closely connected to the trees currently on display at the Royal Academy of Arts in London for Ai's retrospective and celebration of the artist becoming a Royal Academician; juxtaposed with the carbon monochrome reflections from the concave sculpture Untitled (Storm Grey) 2015 by Kap
Iron Root by Ai Weiwei, is a cast
iron sculpture of a tree root sprayed in purple car paint, closely connected to the trees currently on display at the Royal Academy of Arts in London for Ai's retrospective and celebration of the artist becoming a Royal Academician; juxtaposed with the carbon monochrome reflections from the concave sculpture Untitled (Storm Grey) 2015 by Kap
iron sculpture of a tree root sprayed in purple car paint, closely connected to the trees currently on display at the Royal Academy of Arts in London for Ai's retrospective and celebration of the artist becoming a Royal Academician; juxtaposed with the carbon monochrome reflections
from the concave
sculpture Untitled (Storm Grey) 2015 by Kapoor.
The fourteen - piece retrospective — ranging
from 1988's Shallow Breath to two substantial
sculptures realized this year, including a cast -
iron floor piece — emphasizes the formal, «minimalist» containment of Whiteread's casts rather than their petrified histories and content.
The works of Christoforos Savva (1924 — 1968) Cube (Abstract
sculpture)(1962/65), Nikos Kouroussis (b. 1937) Untitled (1970), Angelos Makrides (b. 1942) The Great Greek Encyclopaedia (1972), Aristidis Anastasiadis (1940 - 2014) Positive Space (1992), and Mary Plant (b. 1943) Anthograms (2004 - 2005) are studies of personal and interpersonal topographies embracing diverse materials and ranging
from wood,
iron, and paper to stone and gypsum.
Entering the gallery the viewer is almost walking into Map of China, a large
sculpture made out of
Iron wood (Tieli wood) that Ai Weiwei has collected
from dismantled temples of the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911).
Performative, Poetic, Powerful Examining the various aesthetic and conceptual turns that typify César's practice, the show at Luxembourg & Dayan will present historically significant examples
from his Compression, Human Imprint, and Expansion series, as well as such early figurative works as the Venus - like welded
iron sculpture Torso (1954), on loan
from the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art.
It is commonly believed that artist Julio González coined the term «drawing in space» in 1932, when he wrote about Pablo Picasso's
iron sculptures of 1928, which Picasso had adapted
from some of his earlier line drawings.
Edgy works like Sutherland's Kingsford (Long), 2016, a wooden bench with UV - printed images of raging flames warning of unanticipated threats in everyday life installed on the back, and Lee's wrought -
iron wall
sculptures resembling tools and / or glyphs culled
from a dictionary of symbols, are unexpected and engaging.
Among the best was «Moustache,» a wrought -
iron sculpture in the shape of an upturned mustache hanging
from bright red chains, his nod to Duchamp's Mona Lisa ready - made, «L.H.O.O.Q.» («Moustache» can be seen at the Serpentine; another work
from the same edition was for sale at Christie's.)
Published for a show at Galerie Max Hetzler, Shift concentrates on recent politically charged work by Palestinian artist Mona Hatoum (born 1952),
sculptures of black steel cages holding biomorphic glass forms,
iron barricades riddled with bullet holes and a curtain made
from barbed wire.
Senga Nengdudi (born Sue
Irons) twists and stretches nylon tights (used by African - American women to create a more «white» appearance), into surreal
sculptures, while David Hammons's objects created
from black hair cuttings, shattered record - vinyl and fried chicken bones have a transgressive cool that still feels fresh forty years after the event.
Made
from iron, a material more usually associated with heavy industry, the industrial method of casting the
sculpture is readable on its surface, whilst invisible joint lines reveal the way the plaster mould was divided and reassembled prior to casting.
The new works re-contextualize small - scale
sculptures ranging in subject
from bowling pins to a paintbrush and a slice of pizza — created by the artist and Coosje van Bruggen in diverse materials, some as durable as
iron and others as fragile as paper plates, as well as found objects
from the artist's shelves.
The artistic career of Tinguely evolved
from his «ready made»
sculptures of the early 1950s, to the first motor - driven scrap -
iron works, called Méta - mécaniques, to more complex moving and noise - making metal
sculptures made in the 1960s and 1970s, up to his large scale, monumental mechanical artworks of the»80s,
John Chamberlain: Choices accompanies the Guggenheim Museum exhibition, which comprises 95 works,
from the artist's earliest monochromatic
iron sculptures to the outsized foil creations he is working on today, encompassing shifts in scale, material and methods informed by the collage process that has been central to Chamberlain's working method.
This book reproduces the entire conversation, accompanied by an anthology of texts on rivers assembled by Gamerro and reproductions of Lescher's own work
from the last decade, including his recent «Machine - River» installation -
sculpture in which «river» becomes an idea uttered upon industrialized, shimmering
iron draped into waterfalls.
Solano is best known for her abstract
sculptures made
from a range of materials that includes
iron, steel, lead, glass, rattan and wire mesh.
Its title gives it away as a statement against Anthony Gormley's «Angel of the North», a popular public
sculpture, but Perry's terracotta - colored, infant - sized cast
iron «coffin» also borrows imagery
from medieval cathedrals and African bronzes.
Meanwhile, his bronze Insects (cast
from his earlier 1950s
iron sculptures) stand as sculptural counterparts to Bernard Buffet's Le Coq Rouge (1959), which depicts a rooster in the artist's recognizably brutalist style.
Unlike Brancusi's column of 1937 38, which was made of
iron, a material typically used for
sculptures, Tayou creates his version
from simple cooking pots, incorporating everyday objects in art in his characteristically humorous way.
Abstract Expressionism also provoked avant - garde responses
from several other artists including Cy Twombly (1928 - 2011), whose calligraphic scribbling is part - drawing, part - graffiti; and the Californian abstract sculptor Mark Di Suvero (b. 1933) noted for his large scale
iron / steel
sculptures.
On 7 September 2016 as part of Antony Gormley — OBJECT, his first display at the National Portrait Gallery, a cast -
iron sculpture cast
from the artist's body will be suspended
from the ceiling of the Main Hall.
Other examples include the «Last Supper» series in which he used thirteen warning lamps found on building sites, and adorned each with a figure
from Leonardo da Vinci's famous depiction, or his
ironing board
sculptures, inscribed with the first three pages of the book of Genesis in the Bible.
Edwards is known for his creation of powerful abstract
sculptures from common materials, including scrap
iron and barbed wire.
Marepe's
sculptures are made
from everyday materials such as plastic buckets and tables,
ironing boards, brooms, bicycles, wheelbarrows, and chipboard.
Standing at more than 22 feet tall, the
iron pieces that comprise the
sculpture were cast
from tree elements found around the southern China.
From actively showing faculty to award - winning students and participation in an
iron pour,
sculpture students and faculty were enthusiastic and productive.
Judd had begun his career as an Abstract Expressionist painter but worked in three dimensions
from 1961 onwards, making geometric objects out modern materials including
iron, plexiglass, and stainless steel in arrangements that often jutted out of the wall, encouraging viewers to consider the space around his
sculptures as much as the objects themselves.
Curated by Dr. Dimiti Ozerkov, a head of the Contemporary Art Department of the State Hermitage Museum and the Hermitage 20/21 Project, the exhibition «
Sculptures and Drawings» features iconic works by the artist, including the earlier piece Minister (1988), a stainless steel
sculpture that resembles an ancient cave's stalagmites, and a later work Complete Omnivore (1993) made
from iron and plaster, as well as new glass works.
Mr. Ropac, who also has spaces in Paris and Salzburg, Austria, debuted at 37 Dover Street in London with four presentations, two of which combine works on loan and for sale: Early - 1970s Gilbert & George videos and photographic «Drinking Pieces,» one of which is available for 145,000 pounds, or about $ 185,000, and another at 150,000; Conceptual and Minimal works
from the collection of Egidio Marzona (prices yet to be disclosed); new works by the British sound sculptor Oliver Beer, priced at # 10,000 to # 100,000; and early drawings by Joseph Beuys, shown alongside the enigmatic cast -
iron sculpture «Backrest of a Fine - Limbed Person (Hare - Type) of the 20th Century A.D.,» dating
from 1972 to 1982 and on sale for 2.5 million euros.
The
sculpture which is made of
iron is a self - portrait cast
from Gormley's own body, offering a trace of its existence.