Sentences with phrase «on pieces of sculpture»

In his off time Bailey works on pieces of sculpture — massive - winged birds with thin, curved necks, a pair of girls bent like mangrove roots in a wild dance, a memorial to President John F. Kennedy with Air Force One flying above the White House.

And this seems entirely appropriate given that the movie begins and ends with a presentation of and then an assault on a piece of sculpture — the first of which is stone and covered with a fig leaf, the second human and emotionally stripped bare.

Not exact matches

The 9th - grader was hard at work on a large clay sculpture with a pleasing, organic shape reminiscent of one of sculptor Henry Moore's more abstract pieces.

The excavation also yielded a mutilated sculpture of a divine couple and carved architectural remains that include an amalaka (a cogged piece of carved stone exclusively placed on the spires of north Indian temples), artifacts bearing a lotus motif, and a circular shrine having pranjala or water chute (another typically Hindu temple artifact).

If, on the one hand, the azulejos of Portinari fulfill a functional as well as an esthetic purpose and are an important part of the design of the building, on the other hand both pieces of sculpture, by Lipchitz and Giorgi, fail to make a notable contribution.

While the Musée des Beaux Arts hosts an impressive collection of pieces from ancient Egypt and European paintings and sculpture dating from the 14th Century, many of the galleries on Rue Burdeau showcase modern artists.

Flinders Street Gallery: Set on the eastern fringe of Surry Hills, owner Jason Martin's whitewashed gallery is filled with pieces by international artists that range from traditional acrylic paintings to cutting - edge sculptures made with horsehair and Laminex.

Art fairs are often associated with abstract painting (much of it looking the same), stunt pieces (almost instantly forgettable), and neon sculptures (brightly and, in many cases, annoying), but, at this year's Armory Show in New York, some galleries had on offer works that explicitly addressed the political situation in the United States.

On show at G.F Smith's White Space gallery until the end of June, the sculpture is made from Takeo paper and was put together by a team of envelope makers off - site, while more than 20 university design students helped to install the piece in London.

The ninety - eight objects in the entire Cox Collection include sixteen paintings, twenty - seven sculptures, fifty - two works on paper, one photograph, and two pieces of ephemera.

greg is especially inspired by the idea of having multiple windows open on a computer at once: through his process, he cuts out pieces and uses the computer to draw new forms, then assembles them into paintings that act like sculpture.

Drawing on a range of influences from music, fashion and poetry to and Eastern spirituality and Abstract Expressionism, for this exhibition she is presenting a new site - specific wall painting, a multi-paneled wall piece, 10 collage paintings and four hanging «bundle» sculptures composed of discarded clothing.

I wanted to organize a show that celebrated the artworks that exist in this more problematic zone of «wall works;» challenging and painterly pieces that, if on the floor, might be called a sculpture, but ultimately resist the pressure to be paintings.

He is renowned for being one of the first artists to make the radical gesture of taking the canvas off the stretcher and hanging it directly on the wall in works such as Purple Octagonal 1967, as well as making provocative sculptures such as Third Rope Piece 1974, the intimate scale of which directly responds to traditional ideas of monumental art.

In the mid-20th Century shared unreality that was «Caroland» it was somehow viable, with intentions that were quite probably on the right side of honest, to make a sculpture — in this case, Stainless Piece C, 1974/5 — that sat flat on the floor and rose up no more than a couple of inches, so you looked down upon it like a relief laid horizontally (I made a few like this myself); and to make it out of a few scattered (or were they artfully composed?)

Though the two shows have some pieces in common, including Richter's seminal paintings of the terrorist Baader - Meinhof group, the Tate offers a view of less well - known works on paper and glass sculpture, along with more recent pieces like 2005's «September,» Richter's depiction of the 9/11 attacks, and 2000's «Lilies,» shown here.

These sculptures — single, doubled or quadrupled frames of reinforced epoxy - resin casts, sometimes on the skinny stilted pedestals familiar from her earlier concrete pieces — deal with openness and closure, with transparency and translucency by revealing their inner, supporting structures, plain, steal - wire mesh or grids.

Indeed, Liu, who will open a new solo exhibition on November 2 at the Lehmann Maupin gallery, in Manhattan, is known for working within a variety of mediums — painting, photography, video, sculpture, installation — and experimenting with all manner of materials, letting the concept dictate the form a piece will ultimately take.

Iconic pieces on view, spanning sculpture, photography, and painting, include phallic sculptures by Sarah Lucas and Lynda Benglis, photographic portraits by Diane Arbus and Nan Goldin, and plucky paintings of male genitalia by Celia Hempton.

Prudence Gill's dimly lit, shimmering piece traces the path of the Mississippi and its tributaries through a suspended LED sculpture of the watershed and small lenticular photographic panoramas depicting 94 points on the Ohio and Mississippi, where she also collected water samples displayed in vials.

Famous for their shadow sculptures, the artists have taken the opportunity to return to their on - going fascination with dead animals and have created a woodland chess set complete with hand carved tree stump with bronze chess pieces inspired by the artists» collection of mummified animals — found on their farm in Gloucestershire — squirrels take the roles of King and Queen and frogs act as Pawns.

Its first section is based on the Marfa, Texas, Chinati Foundation exhibition of 2005 - 2006, with installation shots and photographs of each exhibited piece; the second section assembles a total of 85 foam sculptures, constituting an almost complete catalogue of this group and an update to Chamberlain's catalogue raisonné of 1986.

There was also an interesting mix of «in - your - face», what I would describe as adolescent rebellion statement art that included everything from your run - of - the - mill one word paintings and sculptures, to catchy art - fair - destined pieces like Juan Miguel Palacios» Damien Hirst - recalling scull painted on multiple clear panels.

The selection of work on display features over thirty - five pieces including ceramics, fiberglass and bronze sculptures, paired with contemporary drawings, emphasising his abiding and joyful love for Persian architecture, culture and poetry.

The sculpture Kookabura — a human - bird - man - machine hybrid balanced on its long tail — is made from the leathery palm fronds found at the base of the trunk, with each piece of armor held together with acorn «rivets.»

In response to the art fair experience, Powhida has fabricated pieces he considers emblematic of art world tropes that are seen over and over again on the international art fair circuit: Post-minimalist sculptures, large - scale decorative abstractions, shiny object sculptures, ceramics in vitrines, celebrity paintings, etc..

Andre's first major exhibition in Britain for over 10 years, it features eight sculptures made between 1967 and 1983, as well as some of his typed - out poems from the same period (their words are arranged to form bold patterns on the page, almost like little pieces of sculpture).

On the second floor, near the library space, a gorgeously delicate Carol Bove sculpture suspended with seashells occupies the center of the landing, a vibrant blue Guillermo Kuitca viewable through the thin gold structure of the piece.

One of the most powerful sculptures in the exhibition is a small textile work by Louise Bourgeois: a sickly salmon - pink hand sewn crudely, its gnarled fingers outstretched, sits on a worm - eaten piece of wood.

Another Smith piece in the show, a rippling work on paper, seems to turn the slim silhouette of the sculpture on its side.

Nicole Cherubini presentation on contemporary ceramics where paint acts as the union between disparate mediums presents painting as a verb, creating some of the most successful pieces in the exhibition, Cherubini follows suit with Apfelbaum, merging the disciplines of sculpture and painting.

Sculptural constructions by Richard Stankiewicz, Betye Saar, and Abe Ajay, a mobile by Alexander Calder, a large glass piece by Dale Chihuly, and several large - scale metal pieces by Seymour Lipton — some of which are currently on view in the Hamer Sculpture Garden — round out the museum's collection of post-war sSculpture Garden — round out the museum's collection of post-war sculpturesculpture.

«It was such a joy to work with Gerard & Kelly, whose philosophies on movement align very closely with mine, and with the students of Cal State and the other phenomenal dancers who lent their bodies and energies to this project... In the past I have designed my sets and sculptures to exist in relationship to my performance pieces.

According to a recent piece in T: The New York Times Style Magazine, the artist is experiencing a «London moment,» as she prepares for a major exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (featuring sculpture, photography, painting, and more) on the heels of debuting costumes and backdrops in a ballet at London's Royal Opera House.

In celebration of the American sculptor Joel Shapiro, the Nasher Sculpture Center, which holds six examples of his work in their permanent collection, has unveiled a new piece specifically designed for the central gallery on the ground floor.

Stella has an essential place in the Glass House's collection overall, with additional works currently stored, but not currently on view, in the Painting Gallery and several pieces on display in the adjacent Sculpture Gallery, all of which range from the 1960s to the 1990s.

This piece, a hybrid of sculpture and painting at Marianne Boesky Gallery, takes the formally rigorous experiments of Piet Mondrian into the third dimension, adding physical weight and heft to shapes that the Dutch artist treated with such verve on canvas.

J.W. Anderson Signed copies of the J.W. Anderson «Disobedient Bodies» catalogue — a book which brings together all of the pieces of sculpture, fashion photography and art that are on display in the Hepworth Wakefield exhibition — will be available within the J.W. Anderson space on First Floor.

Known for his provocative sculptures and installations that critique political and cultural concerns, Mr. Chin is exhibiting his 2012 piece Cross for the Unforgiven, which comments on the accessibility of guns in America today.

Brown's interest in overlooked and unappreciated elements of day - to - day life is also the starting point for a new sculpture based on a combination of two pieces of Hillstonia, a type of ceramic design by Moria pottery that was made in Staffordshire between the 1930s and 80s.

The thought - provoking work on display here covers a variety of mediums (sculpture, relief, installation, photography), with many pieces exhibited on the continent for the first time.

He began the sculpture during a residency at a Shaker community in Maine, where a resident building a chair explained to Ward that he constructs each piece of furniture for an angel to sit on.

The notion of jewelry as miniature sculpture is nothing new — in the early 20th century, big names like Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, and Max Ernst began creating wearable objects, while Alexander Calder went on to produce one - of - a-kind pieces as a part of his extended artistic practice, crafting almost 2,000 during his lifetime.

The range of the German artist's practice goes on view in this exhibition of new and recent pieces, which includes a selection of concrete sculptures, wall - mounted paintings and assemblages, and examples of her ongoing «Schauspieler (Actors)» series.

Immense and expansive as the emotions and experiences he captures, Hodges» works include fine, complex pieces such as Not for Long (1996); a wall sculpture resembling a spider web crafted from jeweler's metal chains; and No Betweens (1996) a curtain made out of silk flowers; and the billboard - sized Don't Be Afraid (2004), for which Hodges invited members of the United Nations to handwrite the message don't be afraid in their native languages on a large piece of vinyl.

Stepping back farther, we have a view of the smaller side gallery with a painting and sculpture by Kevin Finklea on the left, the Evertz painting, the Project Room, my row of paintings, and the pieces by Hsaio and Gomez

Working out of his studio on Camano Island, Aaron Haba creates a wide range of sculptural pieces, including gallery installations and site - specific outdoor sculptures.

Pearl C. Hsiung's work, From Above It Is Not Bright, From Below It Is Not Dark, located on Lindbrook Terrace will remain up through September 9, as will Mark Hagen's piece, To Be Titled (Additive Sculpture, Los Angeles Screen) located in front of the marble staircase on the courtyard level.

A few of the pieces also feature sections of bronze, and the artist has left traces of the casting process on the sculptures, including areas of flashing and bits of wax.

Richard Serra is represented by three outdoor sculptures in Basel and environs: Open Field Vertical / Horizontal Elevations at Wenken Park in Riehen / Basel, installed in 1980 in the context of «Sculpture in the 20th Century,» co-organized by Ernst Beyeler; the steel sculpture Intersection, installed in 1992 on Theaterplatz in Basel city center; and Dirk's Pod, a steel piece unveiled in 2004 on the Novartis CampuSculpture in the 20th Century,» co-organized by Ernst Beyeler; the steel sculpture Intersection, installed in 1992 on Theaterplatz in Basel city center; and Dirk's Pod, a steel piece unveiled in 2004 on the Novartis Campusculpture Intersection, installed in 1992 on Theaterplatz in Basel city center; and Dirk's Pod, a steel piece unveiled in 2004 on the Novartis Campus, Basel.