"The works I present here are part of "Manifiesto a la Reconstrucción", a series that I began during the first lockdown when we were isolating at home as my husband and son had both tested positive for Covid-19; [...] a very personal series where I pay tribute to the Japanese practice of Kintsugi that is based on repairing fractures in a way that makes the scars beautiful."
A tour through Nicole Tijoux Solo Show 'Apnea' at the Centro de Extensión Universidad Católica de Chile, showcasing this artist's range of style and technique in particular for oil as well as acrylic paint on canvas.
Walk through one of the recent exhibitions of artist Stefan Yordanov's sculptures at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
“In my artistic work I am looking for TRANSFORMATION of life forms…creating hybrids which give a surprising view on our possible future. Human and animal anatomy have an important place in my artistic research. Therefore I am interested in the transformation process of the physical remains of a creature: its skull or skeleton would light up brightly in my sculpture, ‘breading’ new energy…”
"During the last 15 month I took about 8.000 photos in my studio and around. I experimented with clay, wire, wood and so many more materials and objects. Just to name some things, I covered a chair in concrete and glued around 1000 pearls on fabric. I bent candles, grinded stone for weeks and smashed a lot of beautiful ceramics just to photograph the shards."
Hear Jorg Karg speaking about the process that has led to this new collection of works.
