Critical of the anthropogenic behavior that characterizes our relationship with the environment, Conceição Abreu’s work conveys an experience of the world with a sense of place. An artistic practice that is associated with a distended time and that opens a…
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Living Stones. Humanos series by Paula Cortazar
Patterns seem to bring a feeling of comfort to our senses: they help us decipher and process the complex living structures, lines, and shapes that surround us.Mexican artist Paula Cortazar interprets the hidden patterns in nature, of a tree or…
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Ancient Shapes: Amphor Blanc by Lisa Geue
There are certain classical objects that contain a kind of mystique, or as Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) would say, an ‘aura’ that manifests itself in the original object. Amphorae, an ancient vase used as a storage jar, emanates an intrinsic and…
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Time, Residue & Memory. INTO AIR by Dawn Ng
Time. This abstractly defined human metric: the perception that time passes faster or slower, that it is spent well or poorly. Time marks the ephemeral, the provisional. As Saint Augustine (354-430) wrote in Confessions, Book XI, it is possible to…
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Re-imagined fragments of nature. Re-created bark series by Anna Bower
Being in the forest, in the midst of trees, contemplating their unique yet imperfect shapes and living structures. When our eyes focus on a tree’s bark, we perceive the incredible textures and the wonders of the lichens and fungi that…
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WITHERED by Vânia Reichartz
An inevitable beauty.Disproportionate objects that resemble fallen bodies with prominent wrinkles and bumps. The WITHERED series made by Vânia Reichartz emphasizes a captivating texture and technique that becomes evident after processing the unsettling shapes.The four wool and silk pieces contrast…
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Triptych by Gabriel Tarmassi
Imagine contemplating a landscape, the gentle shapes of the dunes and the waves lapping slowly. Or, a countryside scene, where the valleys meet the harmonious lines of nature. These scenarios often present us with smooth and gracious lines that are…
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Balancing Relations by Helen O’Shea
Looking at Helen O’Shea’s sculptural pieces, one can wonder what material could support such delicate shapes. Plastic would not be the first guess. Surprisingly, it is the inorganic plastic that gives shape to these meticulous and graceful sculptures: ‘the idea…
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Phyton-Morphe by Josefina Guilisasti at PATRICIA READY gallery
‘Phyton-Morphe’ is a collective exhibition that can be seen at Patricia Ready Gallery in Chile. It is coordinated by the gallery’s represented artist Josefina Guilisasti in collaboration with artist Paula Subercaseaux and distinguished local craftswomen Inés Villalobos, Ruth Méndez, and…
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being there by Azu Kimura
Based in Tokyo, Japanese artist Azu Kimura creates multidimensional works/sculptures, and site-specific installations using locally sourced natural materials.In being there, the artist presents us a series of light, soft sculptures made with Hordeum jubatum over a metal mesh. While these…
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Monad Wall Hangings by Alistair Byars
Alistair Byars is a talented designer/maker of sculptural objects currently living and working between Edinburgh and Glasgow and interning at Groves-Raines Architects Studios, Edinburgh. His work focuses on hand-applied materials and studies the visual and tactile properties of rough/smooth and…
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