A Mercury is not made out of any block of wood. A sculptor wields The chisel, and the stricken marble grows To beauty. Not from a vain or shallow thought His awful Jove young Phidias brought. In sculpture did ever anybody call the Apollo a fancy piece?...
The beginnings of South Asian sculpture may be found in the early Indus-Sarasvati civilization of the second millennium BCE. The mature phase of this civilization (2500–1700 BCE) carries evidence of a high level of technical knowledge and skill...
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping hard or plastic material, commonly stone (either rock or marble), metal, or wood. Some sculptures are created directly by carving; others are assembled, built up and fired, welded, molded, or...
If you've yet to acquire your first sculpture, this issue will surely tempt you to do so. It includes examples of sculpture by more than 30 artists ranging from the legendary-such as Native American sculptor Allan Houser, whose DANCE OF THE EAGLE is featured...
5,000-square-foot house is designed for entertaining There's something sensual about an Altair house. From softly curved adobe bancos to smooth, plastered walls that gleam with a hard diamond finish, an Altair house invites touches and lingering glances. Altair Homes founders Mitch and...
Sculptor Arman is partnering with real-estate developer Red Brick Canal to construct an 11-story, 25,053-square-foot residential building on his former outdoor studio at 482 Greenwich Street, on an irregular, triangular-shaped parcel of land. The problem? As always, zoning laws. In this case, for the project...
The Seattle Art Museum's new Olympic Sculpture Park has attracted more than 40,000 visitors in its first week. And plenty of fingerprints.Despite signs asking visitors not to touch the artwork _ greasy hands can leave marks _ the museum's chief conservator, Nicholas Dorman, has had...
