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Gillie and Marc

Creating some of the world’s most innovative public sculptures, Gillie and Marc Schattner an Australian collaborative artist couple, are re-defining what public art should be, spreading messages of love, equality, and conservation around the world.

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Wondrous wind walkers.....!

Today we marvel at the huge, clever sculptures of Theo Jansen, which combine art and engineering to "walk" along the beaches of the Netherlands, and are now also exhibited around the world. Image: YouTube.

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The Butchers' Bridge

We are going to finish our current run through "unusual sculptures" with a look at some by Jakov Brdar located on "The Butchers' Bridge" in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Image credit: visitljubljana.com

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Daniel Popper

A want you to meet an other African artist - this one is a multidisciplinary artist who does large scale sculptures and installations - he also creates stage and interior designs. Image credit: mymodernmet.com

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More UooUoos

A few weeks ago we introduced you to UooUoos - a mythical creature designed for an Art Trail In Melbourne and fund raiser for the Royal Children's Hospital 150th Anniversary.

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The Me and UooUoo Art Trail

100 UooUoos are scattered around Melbourne and Geelong finding a home in laneways, streets, parks and public spaces, bringing colour and creativity with a spectacular public art trail, in honour of the 150th anniversary of The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Melbourne. Credit: uoouoo.org.au

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Skywhales: Every Heart Sings-World Premiere

If you don't know Patricia Piccinini's works you will be astounded by what you are about to see - floating about in the sky over Canberra and later - over Australia. Image credit: knowmyname.nga.gov.au

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The amazing art of rock balancing

Come with us to explore the therapeutic and fascinating art of rock balancing, where these fascinating structures stand upright only with the help of gravity,...... and the infinite patience of Michael Grab. Image: gravityglue.com

Movement

Kinetic wind sculpture

Today we look at the work of Anthony Howe, who uses an intricate computer programme to design his mesmerising, meditative outdoor sculptures. Image: howeart.net

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Illusionary Sculptures

Michael Murphy creates portraits of people, words, or objects that you can see only if you’re standing in the right place — otherwise, it just looks like a bunch of tangled wires or globs of plastic pieces. Image Credits: perceptualart.com

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What are kinetic paper sculptures??

Today we look at three different artists who create movable sculptures using just paper, glue and mathematical precision. Image: Chinh Le Duc, Unsplash.

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Anna Semyonovna Golubkina's Exhibition 1914-1915

Showcasing some of the sculptures created by Russian artist Anna Semyonovna Golubkina who held her own exhibition in the winter of 1914-1915 to raise money for the wounded soldiers. Image: tretyakovgallery.ru

India

The Life and Art of Satish Gujral gives us so much to reflect on

Bringing you the inspiring story of Indian artist Satish Gujral who died earlier this year. He overcame physical injury and loss of hearing to become India's greatest artist in the modern era. Image: business-standard.com

Inspiration

Glittering, glamorous glass!

Today we look at the amazing properties of a unique form of glass sculpture, against the background of more well known types of glass. Image: jackstorms.com

Challenge

Marvellous microscopic miracles!

Today we meet a man who makes tiny sculptures in the eye of a needle or on the tip of a pin, just for the fun and challenge of working in a microscopic environment! Image: David A Lindon Instagram.

Home

Past Posts No 19 October 2018: Homage to Houses

Our Past Posts today explore the concept of "house" & "home" & how significant this is to our lives. Includes installation sculptures by English artist Dame Rachel Whiteread & paintings by Edward Hopper, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet. Image: "The Macedonian Shepherd" by Anne Newman

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Past Posts No 18 September 2018: Sculpture and a Little Bit More

Past Posts today focus on sculptures from across the globe: The Philippines, USA, France, Italy, Australia and Scotland. Some are famous, others not so well known. Some humans, some animals. Lots to see and think about. (Image Credit: ny.curbed.com)

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Monday's Feature ArtWork: Dona i Ocell by Joan Miró

The scintillating works of Spanish multi talented artist Joan Miró is our feature work for today. The imposing 20+metre scultpure of a "woman and bird" dominates the Parc Joan Miró in Barcelona. Image: (pinterest.com.au) Dona i Ocell

America

Classical Copper Art

Today we feature the beautiful and unique copper sculptures of Timothy Starling in Virginia, USA. Working with pure copper requires patience and precision due to its malleability compared to its stronger cousins, bronze and brass. Image: timothystarling.com

Inspiration

Dale Chihuly at Kew Gardens: Reflections on Nature

The Dale Chihuly Glass Sculptures at Kew Gardens are spectacular, illuminating, awe-inspiring, yet harmoniously compatible with the environment. Image: Dale Chihuly glass sculpture at Kew Gardens, London.

Inspiration

Relax with a walk through the Kew Gardens and take in some glass works by Dale Chihuly

Chihuly's works are catgorised into: Baskets, Cylinders, Glass on Glass, Ikebana, Jerusalem Cylinders and many more classifications. His works are awe-inspiring. Today I will introduce you to this remarkable artist by showcasing a couple of his wonderful creations and a video!

Australian Artist

Leopoldine Mimovich

Leopoldine Mimovich The simplicity of this Mary and Child is wonderful in its nontraditional pose. Yet the ambiguity is intriguing: is Mary swinging her child with delight or is she giving up her son to the world? And therein lies the talent of Mimovich as a remarkable artist. Image: naa.gov.au

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Sculptor: Rachel Whiteread

The first monumental sculpture that brought Rachel Whiteread recognition was Ghost, created in 1990. Ghost is a plaster cast of the interior space of an ordinary room, shown at the Chisenhale Gallery, London. Image credit: sculpture.org.uk

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Simone Leigh: Sculptor with a Perspective on African Women

I would like you to meet sculptor Simone Leigh who is creating remarkable awe inspiring works that showcase African Women. (Image Credit: superselected.com)