The Disciples Of Design » Sculpture

PAPER SCULPTURE

Jennie Spiller — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:39:12 +0000

The stunning elegance of Jeff Nishinaka’s paper art calls for a new definition of paper.
The Los Angeles-born artist works mainly with white, which makes the exquisite play of light and shadow a large part of the appeal of his work.

CIRCLE

AndyB — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:41:18 +0000

Project: Design & construction of communal seated area at the entrance to the Art & Design Building – Preston

Further developments to follow.

PORPOISE PROTEST

Mike Rigby — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:47:38 +0000

On the subject of six pack plastic. Activists in Vancouver have entangled two sculpted porpoises in a giant plastic six-pack ring to protest the use of throwaway plastic and its impact on West Coast marine and wildlife. Found here.

LIFE IMITATING ART?

AndyB — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:30:57 +0000

The unfortunate incident pictured above was recently reported in Hayfield, Derbyshire.
Could it be said that “One mans art is another’s misfortune”- (see post below)

WARNING – ART WORK AHEAD

Mike Rigby — Tue, 11 May 2010 03:17:09 +0000

This isn’t a sign you see everyday….

I spotted it whilst walking around Sydney this weekend. The sign warns of an imminent encounter with Jimmie Durham’s sculpture “Still Life with Stone & Car”. Originally created at the forecourt of the Opera House for the 2004 Sydney Biennale, he dropped the stone onto the car using a crane, it was later moved to it’s current position in Walsh Bay.

The council presumably felt the need to add the warning signage just in case confused drivers misinterpreted the sculpture as some kind of terrible accident, seeing as it now sits on a roundabout. What an interesting juxtaposition of art – the ultimate form of personal expression – and council bureaucracy.

I’m looking forward to more interesting encounters with the 2010 biennale kicking off this weekend.

BUICK STREAMLINER

Mike Rigby — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:08:03 +0000

This little beauty is a concept car designed by Norman E. Timbs. Would it surprise you to learn that it was built in 1948? Amazing. Read more via supercars.

A REAL FEVALA CHAIR

Mike Rigby — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:25:07 +0000

On a recent trip to Rio I had the unusual pleasure of walking right through Brazil’s largest fevala (slum). 200,000 people live there, 200, 000! It was a real eye opener and not at all what I expected (I’ll post more about it another time). But I thought I’d share this chair I spotted.

Everyone’s seen Fernando and Humberto Campos iconic fevala chair – based on the appearance of a fevala. You can see the simarlarlites can’t you…

Anyway, I spotted this – a chair made of discarded plastic bottles. A REAL fevala chair so to speak. It’s good isn’t it.

SEVEN AGES OF BRITAIN

Tim Sumner — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:30:20 +0000

The Seven Ages of Britain is a series on BBC One. This week was the Age of Money and the beginning of the ‘middle’ class group of people acquiring and developing its own taste in art. The result was a golden age in painting, sculpture an pottery showing the works of Hogarth, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Wedgewood and James Gillray.

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Mika Shephard — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:40:48 +0000

Following on from last weeks Spampersand.

SPAMPERSAND

Tim Sumner — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:21:24 +0000

Came across this SPAM-tastic idea, thought id share it with everyone.