Dustin Yellin’s sense of wonder seems to come from another age. In his view, there is nothing quite as extraordinary as the rhythms, forms, and patterns found in nature. He surrounds himself with objects drawn from the worlds of fauna, flora, and minerals, as well as manmade things, ranging from the commonplace to the sublime,
Henrique Oliveira’s Tridimensionals: Brushstroke, Form, and Space
What was once radical is now accepted within the context of high art, from urinals to coyotes to canned feces. How do we recognize innovation in contemporary sculpture after we have seen so much over the past century?
New Dimensions for the Senses: A Conversation with Ernesto Neto
Ernesto Neto, who began exhibiting internationally in the mid-1990s, is known for elaborate sculptural installations. A leading figure in Brazil’s contemporary art scene, the Rio de Janeiro-based artist creates biomorphic sculptures made of flexible fabrics, such as Lycra tulle and nylon.
Federica Marangoni’s Luminous Signs
After more than 30 years of international activity, Venetian artist Federica Marangoni, a pioneering figure in the realm of light sculpture and video installation, still maintains a strong aesthetic quality and humanist essence in her message.
Roberley Bell: Inside Out
Roberley Bell’s “Inside Out” at Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis was a breathtaking mini-retrospective and the sculptor’s largest show to date. Installed in Laumeier’s indoor galleries, it included prints, sculptures from the “Flower Blobs,” “Other Landscapes,” and “Wonder” series, an installation titled Room with a View, and an artist’s book, A Borrowed View.
Kathy Bruce: Ritual Renewal
Kathy Bruce explores bamboo and other non-invasive organic materials, building site-specific works that have implied ritualistic connections to the land and that investigate climate, ecosystems, and plant and animal life. She also uses the figure and, more specifically, the archetypal female form.
Joana Vasconcelos: From Cutlery to Coração
There is a place even more exotic than the Museo do Oriente in Alcântara do Mar (Alcântara of the Sea), on the waterfront near central Lisbon, Portugal. It is the Unidade Infinita (Infinite Unit), the art studio of Joana Vasconcelos on the Tagus River immediately behind the museum.
Yoshihiro Suda: Carving Out a Distinctive Place
Was it a trick on the audience for Yoshihiro Suda to open his second American museum solo, at Honolulu’s Contemporary Museum in 2009, with a space that seemed completely empty? You might have thought that you’d stumbled into a gallery closed for installation, except that there was no equipment sitting around, the floor was clean,
The Site Generates the Sculpture: A Conversation with Haesim Kim
Haesim Kim is one of Korea’s more adventurous sculptors. Having studied at Chung-Ang University in Seoul, she went on to the Chelsea College of Art & Design in London in 1999. Kim’s involvement with the art/nature group Yatoo and its earlier manifestation, known as the Four Seasons, led to some very innovative sculpture and performance
Struggling for Centimeters: A Conversation with Christiane Löhr
The organic element in Christiane Löhr’s sculptures first captures the viewer’s attention. All of her constructions are made of seeds, stalks, and horse and dog hair, stuck to each other or directly nailed to the wall or support pedestal.
