Sarah Brown : Metals

Sarah Brown - Metal/Jewelry


http://sarahbrownjewelry.tumblr.com

http://sarahbrownjewelry.tumblr.com/post/73142380506

http://sarahbrownjewelry.tumblr.com/post/75174438541

http://sarahbrownjewelry.tumblr.com/post/55343788717


I really enjoy the shapes that Sarah Brown explores in her ring pieces and how they interact with not only the gemstone/rhinestone but also with the finger. The hard angles are softened up by the drops to the point of trapping the stone onto the ring.

Gary Schott | Metals

                                                                  Thought Stimulators, 2007
                                                          aluminum, red brass, wood, steel wire, paint
   
I love the ridiculous and self-serve nature of Schott's objects. Objects like Eskimo Kisser or Caress [neckpiece], create a human interaction for a single user, which is pretty funny but also a little unsettling. He's teaching a workshop at Penland this summer if any of you are interested. www.garyschott.com 

Kelse Lighthizer 

Senga Nengudi

                                                                  Inside/Outside, 1977

                                                                       R.S.V.P., 1975



Senga Nengudi's sculptures have explored the body and its boundaries since the 1960's. Using multiple materials; primarily nylon stockings, sand and a physical body, the sculptures blur the lines of a sculpture interacting with time and performance. R.S.V.P., 1975, is a part of the traveling exhibition, Blues for Smoke, recently at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus. Her work is in permanent collection at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, PA. I highly suggest seeing her work in person!!!




Image source:
past.pacificstandardtime.org
www.brooklynmuseum.org
sites.moca.org

Katya Usvitsky | Fibers

Katya Usvitsky is a contemporary artists working with fibers and similar materials. Much of her current work is abstract sculptures created from nylons and fiberfil. She uses these materials to create a "visual metaphor" for the woman and to explore the traditions that come along with the work a woman does.  

-Shanon Wise

http://www.katyausvitsky.com/index.html

Lino Tagliapietra- Glass

Lino is an Italian glass artist and master glass maker. His pieces are in museums all over the world. I actually saw one of his pieces at the Columbus Museum of Art! I thought was the piece was very interesting and popped out to me. I did not remember the artist, but now I know who he is and I would love to explore more of his work. 

Aleksey Saburov - Metals/Jewelry

http://www.saburovart.com/

Jordan Duff

Judit Varga -ceramics

Judit Varga

http://www.juditvarga.net

I love her connection with nature and organic shapes. Judit says that she isn't interesting in copying these forms but understanding the reasons and relations beneath the surface. Judit tries to find a balance between the fact that everything is always changing and of her just existing in passing.

Dale Chihuly - Glass

 Garden and Glass exhibit in Seattle (2012)

 Garden and Glass Exhibit in Seattle (2012)

 Garden and Glass Exhibit in Seattle (2012)

     Dale Chihuly originally studied interior design at the University of Washington before he enrolled in the first glass program in the country at the University of Wisconsin.  He went on to study at RISD as well as established the glass program and taught there.  While working in Venice at the Venini glass factory he learned about the team approach to blowing glass, which is mainly the way he works today.

Lynn Adams- Metals and Jewelry

http://www.lynnadams-metalsmith.com/gallery.html

Lynn Adams is both a jeweler and metalsmith, along with a designer and enamelist.  She enjoys forging and chasing rather than piercing or engraving, but lately she has been working with enamel and jewelry.  She enjoys using many layers, textures, colors and light in her work.  Also, her silversmith techniques help her ability in jewelry making.

-Natalie Bechtel

Margaux Lange- Jewelry/Metals

  http://www.margauxlange.com/profile-contact/profile/about/

Margaux Lange re-purposes Barbie doll parts turning them into provocative and wearable jewelry. Margaux sets out to expel an understanding of Barbie that we all hold within us. Part nostalgia, part obsession, Margauxs pieces become an eerie (and intriguing) representation of Barbie within our culture. I was really interested in the unconventional way in which Margaux creates her jewelry, people often think of jewelry as precious or pretty objects that adorn the body. Margauxs jewelry on the other hand is shocking at first, appendages being removed from a body, but then you begin to find the humor that is presented within the pieces.

-T.M.

Roland Flexner Untitled (2010)

Graham Caldwell Fixed Orbit (2008)

Alexander Calder Constellations (1943)

UM Project Craft Systems (On Going)

Paula Hayes GT02 (2008)

Maybe I'm too open to the idea of what craft is and can be. In the work above I see control, transformation, and manipulation of materials into objects that create and captivate visual intrigue. All seem to be vestiges of the decorative object. I would like any of these in my home. 

Oh and the Flexner is paper and liquid graphite, Craft Systems a many functions (most of them are lights), and GTO2 is a terrarium. I'm only a little sorry about the picture "dump".

Erica Rosenfeld

     Erica does a number of different artworks such as sculpture, performance, jewelry and some functional pieces. What I liked specifically about this artist is her tapestry artwork. In her concept statement she says, "I wanted to make glass into something that is soft and tactile." The artist "sews" glass together using beads, wire mesh, and fabric.

http://ericarosenfelddesigns.com/

Eliza Bennett

http://rbs.org.uk/artists/eliza-bennett

Bennett uses her own hands as an embroidery surface to demonstrate the absurd notion that women's work is "easy". I'm interested in her use of her body to get this point across, experiencing something so emotional and physical.

Diane Meyer

I am interested in the way this artist uses cross stitching to enhance background detail. The subtle pixilation creates blocks of colors on the surface of the photograph that blend in with image while abstracting the image.
http://www.dianemeyer.net/berlin/berlin.html

Stephanie Orr 

[Steph is having issues with her email so she sent this to me to post for her.] 

Guerra de la Paz

Guerra De la Paz is a composite name for the Cuban born artists Alain Guerra and Neraldo de la Paz.  The two live in Miami, Florida and have been creating works together since 1996.  They describe their works as experiments with dimension with the use of unconventional materials. The use of ready-made objects has always been their main interest with their works.

  

Edouard Martinet

 

Edouard Martinet is a French artist who creates sculptures out of materials a normal person might consider "junk". He takes used parts he finds and excess materials from old cars and creates beautiful pieces focusing mainly on insects and animals.

http://www.edouardmartinet.net/index.php

http://www.demilked.com/insect-sculptures-old-used-parts-steampunk-edouard-martinet/

 

- Shanon Wise

David Kracov

David has a  passion for children. He has explored the genre of “Lifesaving Art.” He inspires many children through his work with animation and helping adults reconnect with their youthful curiosity through his metal sculptures and shadowboxes. He has recently created a line of artwork to save the lives of children in critical need. He likes to work with butterflies, flowers, peace and love, and pop art. I am really drawn to his work because I am really interested in pop art and children's art. As a designer, his artwork would really be nice to use in an interior space for children.

Doris Chase

Doris Chase was a painter, sculptor and video artist.  I like her work as a video artist and how she uses light as her medium.  Her work has won many honors and awards at 21 different film and video festivals.  Light plays a huge role in our everyday lives as humans in general; affecting everything from our mood to our health and well being.  As an interior architecture student we have to think a lot about how light affects different spaces we design so I found it interesting to see how she was playing with the different affects and colors of light and how people responded and how certain colors mean certain things to different people.

Rachel Whiteread and Temari

                                          Untitled (Library), 1999
                                                        Dental plaster, polystyrene, fiberboard and steel

                                                 
                                                   House, 1993
                                                                    Concrete

                                                          Detached 1, 2012
                                                        Concrete and steel

Rachel Whiteread's work explores absence and memory, and how deeply these things are rooted within domestic spaces. I really enjoy the reversal of of the interior/exterior, how the intimacy of the space becomes public but completely inaccessible. 
http://www.luhringaugustine.com/artists/rachel-whiteread



Also, while looking for artists that use "craft materials," I found Nana Akua's documentation of her grandmother's termari (handballs). Temari is is a folk art practice that originated in China. It was introduced in Japan during the 7th century A.D. 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nanaakua/tags/temari/

Kelse Lighthizer

Sergei Bobkov

 Sergei Bobkov

"53-year-old Sergei Bobkov has patented a unique technique of creating amazing sculptures out of Siberian cedar wood-chips. 

“It’s not very interesting to do what others can. To create something out of nothing in a completely new way is far more inspiring”. This is how Sergei Bobkov explains the unique form of art that he created. He says many people compare his artworks to taxidermy, because they both look so much like the animals they replicate, but Sergei believes they are as different as light and darkness. Whereas taxidermy is all about death, his wood-chip art symbolizes life. 

http://gowood.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-amazing-wood-art-of-sergei-bobkov.html

Sergei Bobkov's work is so amazing because of the precision, attention to detail, and the delicacy of the work. The dedication and patience it takes to make a piece like this is beautiful.