Helen Escobedo recently placed 20 painted steel mesh cylinders at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, locating them in a remote pasture far from the galleries and off the main path through the grounds. Each form in Summer Fields consists of a horizontal double cylinder; the outer mesh cylinder is painted red, the inner one yellow.
Clues to the Riddle of Human Experience: Christine Bourdette
Going through the sculptures and drawings in Christine Bourdette’s recent mid-career retrospective at The Art Gym on the Marylhurst University campus was like parsing a compendium of artifacts relating to human experience. Almost every one of the 50 sculptures attested to some aspect of the human body, or its presence.
Already a Winner: A Conversation with Rachel Perry Welty
Rachel Perry Welty creates meticulously arranged, often language-based sculpture. you may already be a winner, the titular relief of her recent solo show at New York’s Yancey Richardson Gallery, crafts a single sheet of aluminum foil into a continuous line of cursive script.
Moveable Mazes: George Smith
Born in Buffalo, New York, George Smith studied in New York and San Francisco. During the 25 years that he has lived in Houston, his style has evolved dramatically, from stylization to self-contained invention, from love of tradition in African architecture and sculpture to a daringly abstract and synthetic discourse that encompasses geometric shape, color,
Myron Helfgott: Recent Multimedia Installations
In recent years, Myron Helfgott has developed a series of room-sized sculptural installations whose visual elements are, in a sense, held together by sound. Carefully orchestrated to draw viewers psychologically into the space, his audio tracks draw the work out and slow down the viewing process by enticing viewers to linger and listen.
Recycling Information: A Conversation with Perino & Vele
Emiliano Perino was born in New York in 1973; his parents returned the family to Italy when he was nine years old. Luca Vele was born in Rotondi, a small southern Italian village about 52 kilometers inland from Naples, in 1975.
Between Earth and Sky: Anita Glesta
One could say that the history of humankind has unfolded between earth and sky, because sitting, standing, lying down—moving or static—the human body takes up space; it informs and activates any environment, physically as well as socially and spiritually.
Of Monument and Moment: Huma Bhabha’s Cinema of Decay
Huma Bhabha often cites the influence of Auguste Rodin’s The Burghers of Calais, a work that, like her own, achieves its dramatic effect by joining monumentality and spectacle. Just as there are many ways of seeing Rodin’s tragic yet heroic burghers, Bhabha’s sculptures and installations defy fixed perspectives, their narrative fluidity forming, in almost cinematic
Imperfect Machines and Atmospheres: A Conversation with Andrew Drummond
Since the early 1970s, Andrew Drummond has created individual performance pieces, sculptures, and installations of consistent power, elegance, and invention. His work engages a dynamic multiplicity of visual sensations that transfigure and challenge the viewer emotionally and mentally, almost to the point of lassitude.
Focus: Public Art Practice in Berlin
Berlin ranks high among the world’s urban centers. What makes this city so special, so worth living in or visiting? Perhaps it is the rewarding experience of feeling a sense of place. Successful cities are attractive because significance of place, particularly unique artistic and cultural attractions, sets them apart.
