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Event:Glass Sculpture Tristano di Robilant at Faggionato Gallery Through to August 13th 2010

Posted on July 5th, 2010 by Mark

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Image:Tristano di Robilant Water Point, 2010 glass

This exhibition presents 9 works, which at first appear to be simple and rudimentary organic compositions in delicate monochrome hues of amber, green, pale yellow and clear glass. The complexity of the pieces only becomes understood from a detailed observation. Di Robilant begins the sculptural process with preparatory drawings, these are not heavily pre-determined but are instead light intuitive sketches.
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Rolf Sachs’ Alone In A Crowd Table

Posted on June 28th, 2010 by Mark

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Rolf Sachs’ latest creation is ‘Alone in a Crowd’, which contains 511 Preiser miniature figures representing all walks of life, genders and ages just beneath the surface of a table. A bird’s eye view shows a large crowd and people in groups; however, a close look reveals every individual walking alone, barely interacting with each other.
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JEFF KOONS BMW

Posted on April 8th, 2010 by Mark

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The first design from Jeff Koons for BMW. With artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein having done this same collaboration with BMW, Jeff Koons creates a highly energetic, kaleidoscope colored design to cover the entirety of the vehicle with slick and glossy black accents.
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Alberto Gaitan: Remembrancer

Posted on April 6th, 2010 by Mark

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Remembrancer is an internet connected robotic painting device that creates artwork based on internet data and sensor information from inside the gallery.
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Mario Art from Kordian Lewandowski

Posted on March 29th, 2010 by Mark

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Polish artist Kordian Lewandowski has taken inspiration from Michelangelo famous La Pieta sculpture and reinterpreted it using Mario from the nintendo games.

Lewandowski’s sculpture features Mario and the Princess in place
of Jesus and Mary. Called ‘game over’, the piece is made from polystyrene foam which Lewandowski carved in full scale using a chainsaw at first and more precise tools to finish.
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EVENT: Industry Series by Studio Job at Carpenters Workshop Gallery

Posted on March 21st, 2010 by Mark

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Following the great success of the Telling Tales exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Carpenters Workshop Gallery presents the Industry series by Studio Job.

Job Smeets and his partner Nynke Tynagel seem to delight in the physical potential and malleability of the various materials they incorporate into their designs. Beautifully crafted and finely finished, they create highly ornamented pieces, which often contain dark and satirical content through their brave confrontation with the current attitudes and condition of the modern world.
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SEX at Phillips De Pury March 19th

Posted on March 12th, 2010 by Mark

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Image:Jack Pierson, SEX, 1992

Phillips de Pury & Company is proud to announce SEX: the next sale
in the theme series to offer a curated collection of Contemporary Art,
Photography and Editions highlighting the influence and interplay sexuality has on art today.

This new and dynamic platform will enable all the departments to
interpret a given theme and express their curatorial strengths.
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Eco-Kids Sustainable Art Products

Posted on March 11th, 2010 by Mark

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Founded in 2008, Eco-Kids is the brainchild of mother and former nanny Cammie Weeks. Cammie explains that she and her husband
“realized the need for safe and natural art supplies and toys,” so the duo began selling their sustainable dough at farmers markets throughout California and eventually expanded the collection to include a bevvy of environmentally-friendly, all-natural art supplies and toys.

Just in time for Easter, Eco-Kids recently introduced an Easter egg coloring kit that includes the same fruit and vegetable colours and two soy crayons for fancy decorations.
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