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If you’re considering sinking your teeth into Stone Bacon Cheeseburger Deluxe (2023) by stone sculptor Louis Sarowsky, you might want to call your dentist first. Crafted from limestone, brownstone, marble, and soapstone, this zero-calorie whopper serves pure rock-solid indulgence with a side of irony. Priced at $7,500 at the Spring Break Art Show, it’s the only burger that costs more than your rent and lasts longer too!
Marble vanities have long been a hallmark of luxury, embodying an elegance that transcends time and design trends. They command attention, not just for their intrinsic beauty but for the promise of refinement and sophistication.
Homeowners and interior design enthusiasts often ponder whether incorporating these lavish stone countertops could bolster the appeal and market value of a home. The allure of marble is undeniable, but is it worth the investment?
Continue reading The Impact of Marble Vanities on Home Value and Appeal
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I must admit that I had a good laugh when I passed this very familiar-looking sculpture while walking on the High Line recently. Maybe you have a similar dental Retainer (albeit on a much smaller scale) in your medicine cabinet right now. I know I do.
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“Singularly bold, somewhat imperious, and active of mind.” This is how the radical philosopher William Godwin described his daughter, the Romantic novelist Mary Shelley, who achieved fame and infamy for her groundbreaking Gothic fiction Frankenstein (1818), written at the remarkable age of twenty-one.
Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Marble Bust of Mary Shelley By Camillo Pistrucci
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In his later years, Jean Arp produced three-dimensional sculptures that he modeled in plaster and translated into stone and bronze. Plaster enabled Arp to experiments with new, unique forms, such as the amoeba-like shapes in Configuration in Serpentine Movements (1950). Referring to his biomorphic art as “l’art concret” (concrete art), Arp emphasized how this style evoked natural forms without imitation or specific definition, as if the sculpture had been created by natural forces rather than his own hand.
Photographed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.
