Wim Botha has found inspiration for his work in government texts and religious icons, objects that show belief, faith, observation, transgression and forgiveness. Among the mediums he uses are treated wood, books, acrylic enamel paint, oil paint, steel, Indian ink, bronze, paper, and marble. Botha was born in Pretoria in 1974 and currently lives in…
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Malena Valcarcel Sculptures recycled books
Malena Valcarcel is a paper artist and tell her own stories using books as her canvases. “I create these sculptures from books that have been thrown away for one reason or another. Sometimes I rescue them from refuse bins, secondhand shops that can’t move them, and even libraries that incinerate unwanted or damaged books to make…
Arising Existing Extinct | sculpture
Arising Existing Extinct | sculpture. KONTORN BOONYANATE (DONGK). I have graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts(Computer Art) from Rangsit university,Bangkok,Thailand. I’m interested in 3d sculpture and illustration. Artwork title: Arising,Existing,Extinct (จร) Concept : My concept is “nature creates the imperfects to form perfection.” I am inspired by the backbone or the vertebral column, which is a…
William Wetmore Story and his Neoclassical sculpture
WILLIAM WETMORE STORY (FEBRUARY 12, 1819 – OCTOBER 7, 1895) WAS AN AMERICAN SCULPTOR, ART CRITIC, POET, AND EDITOR. William Wetmore Story was the son of jurist Joseph Story and Sarah Waldo (Wetmore) Story. He graduated at Harvard College in 1838 and at the Harvard Law School in 1840, continued his law studies under his…
Tree Sculptures | Jorge Mayet
TREE AND WALL SCULPTURES BY JORGE MAYET Jorge Mayet is a Cuban expatriate artist , Born in 1962 in La Havana living and working in Mallorca, Spain. Devoided of political connotation Mayet’s work is a reminiscence of his native Cuba as well as a personal metaphor about exile and liberation. After graduating from San Alejandro’s National School of…
Inside the colormination | Daniele Fortuna
I AM DANIELE AND I AM AN ARTIST. It came a time in my life when I felt the necessity to share my inner world with the people interested. Art was my way of communicating. It was not a narcissistic need but a desire to create a connection and emotional exchange with others. Art is the…
Andrew Myers Uses 6,000 Screws -Love Over Evil
ANDREW MYERS IS AN ARTIST RESIDING IN LAGUNA BEACH, California, where he has lived since attending Laguna college of Art and Design. Since his early childhood, Andrew Myers has been artistically influenced by european life and culture. Born in Braunshweig,Germany and raised in Ciudad Real, Spain his exposure to modern continental living and classical architecture…