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Artist Statement:
This sculpture depicts the graceful curves of the female figure, boldly portraying inner confidence and beauty, suggesting that people should not blindly pursue superficial glamour or extravagance at the expense of practicality. Instead, they should establish a correct outlook on life and values.
Photographed at ICFF 2024 in NYC
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Even the Menace of Deep needs fashionable eye protection! Spotted by me somewhere on Columbus Avenue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan! Shark Attack on Your Face!
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If this exquisite float glass table looks familiar, you maybe recalling our feature on an equally mind-blowing Glass Block Chair from 2019’s Salon Art + Design by the same manufacturers, WonderGlass. A definite “Oh, Wow” statement piece of the 2023 show this past November, the translucent, blue/green/amber-hued Minosse C Table by Studiopluz stood out among the most innovative and breathtaking pieces on the floor. Continue reading Eye On Design: Minosse C Glass Block Bench By Studiopluz For WonderGlass
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In Two Candles (1982), Gerhard Richter plays with the ambiguities of the painted image. Two lit candles seem to stand beside each other, framed by the dark shadow and white backdrop of their surroundings. Or perhaps only a single candle is shown, reflected back to itself in a mirror.
Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Gerhard Richter, Two Candles
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“Often, my goal is to explore the binaries of public and private, light and shadow, and static and dynamic, by relying on the purity and inner symmetry of geometric design, and the interpretation of the cast shadows in both the sculptural installations, and the flat work.” — Anila Quayyum Agha
Suspended and lit from within, All The Flowers Are For Me (2017) by Pakistana-American artist Anila Quayyum Agha is an intricately-detailed, 1.5M square floating steel cube that casts elaborate floor-to-ceiling shadows, transforming the surrounding space of the Shirley Sherwood Gallery at London’s Kew Gardens. Entering the installation provided us with an “Oh, Wow!” moment, for sure. Continue reading All The Flowers Are For Me By Anila Quayyum Agha