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Ecoismi 2013

Ecoismi 2013

The sculpture garden that composes Ecoismi is a collection of public art works that put forth a collective call-and-response to environment and sustainability. Set on the stage of the Natural Park of the Island Borromeo in Cassano d’Adda in Milan, the works – all of which are erected from natural, recycled, or recovered materials – from various artists tell a narrative of awareness and urban ecology, and exemplify a new ...

Bug Balls by Claire Moynihan

Bug Balls by Claire Moynihan

Even the most adamant opponent to crawling critters might experience a change of heart upon seeing artist Claire Moynihan’s Bug Balls. Her skill with freeform embroidery allows her spin out these sculptural creations, which each feature a realistic rendition of ...

Fruit by Matt James Stone

Fruit by Matt James Stone

This one is for those Arrested Development fans out there. When you think ideas can’t get more ridiculous, Matt James Stone has managed to produce a series of works that might just be a level up in humor and absurdity ...

Works by Andrew Lewicki

Works by Andrew Lewicki

Juxtaposition is a comedic device, but perhaps never used to the extent as demonstrated by Andrew Lewicki’s creations. The irony between representation and the represented are tickling to the intellect and common perception of daily objects, commonplace sightings, and cultural ...

Paper City by Maciek Janicki

Paper City by Maciek Janicki

If artist Maciek Janicki were to offer a tour of his city, you don’t refuse. Paper City is a journey through paper space, a metropolis of emerging geometries that are erected on cue. The video animation features an urban landscape ...

S.A.C.R.E.D. by Ai Weiwei at 2013 Venice Biennale

S.A.C.R.E.D. by Ai Weiwei at 2013 Venice Biennale

What Ai Weiwei considers sacred is for the audience to discover through his six-part installation that details stages in his incarceration in China. S.A.C.R.E.D. presents a collection of dioramas inside which viewers will find model figures that depict scenes between ...

Shaping Sugar by Amélia Desnoyer

Shaping Sugar by Amélia Desnoyer

By calling upon the capabilities of sugar as the edible glass, Amélia Desnoyer creates a sweet, new experience with her crafted drinking vessels. Shaping Sugar is a process that fuses workshop and kitchen, as  Desnoyer prepares her material of choice. ...

Five o’clock Tea by Rogerio Degaki

Five o’clock Tea by Rogerio Degaki

I’ve got a craving for something delicious. Tempting and delectable these foodie sculptures captivate a salivating audience. The original prepared menu display by Marcel Duchamp inspired this exhibit called Five o’clock Tea at the Brazilian British Centre in Sao Paulo, ...

Soft Cockney by Enrique Marty

Soft Cockney by Enrique Marty

Tattoos and inked art carry a multitude of social implications, including various cultural taboos. Artist Enrique Marty exposes the audience to a naked truth in his fourth solo exhibition, Soft Cockney. Marty takes the argument beyond the visual and superficial ...

The Thinker by Steven Harrington

The Thinker by Steven Harrington

Far removed from Rodin’s realistic portrayal of the philosophical soul on La Porte de l’Enfer, Steven Harrington’s The Thinker is a comical, cartoonish rendition of a questioning mind. The porcelain piece, produced through Case Studyo in Belgium, is less of ...

Barro de Metepec Floor Lamps

Barro de Metepec Floor Lamps

Design has the power to elevate ordinary materials from their typical cultural status, and designer Ana Victoria Molina Vargas graces the mud-based pottery, the make referred to as Barro de Metepec, with a contemporary blessing. The floor lamp is a ...