dark matter #01 - 800 x 650 x 450 cm

Dennis Feddersen thinks big and his sculpture truly invades the space it occupies.  Indoors or outside, his sculpture installations force their way into view as they overtake the surrounding environment.  There is an uncomfortable beauty that I find in these installations as they seem playfully dangerous.

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Installation of KITA!!

These two Japanese artists create some pretty spectacular sculptures and installations using models and toys as inspiration.

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I was famous last night, wood, 158 x 75 x 28 cm, detail

I don’t know much about Gehard Demetz, but his sculptures are phenomenal.  These wood sculptures are masterfully cut and Demetz allows voids in the wood to add to the pain reflected by his characters.

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Alias NY_73 and Actual Invader

Invader is a street artist/sculptor, creating pieces that reflect the influence of technology on our society over the past 30 years or so.

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Surfacing Beneath - Site specific installation that rethinks the microscopic. Installed at the Brooklyn Arts Council.

I first featured Lisa Kellner’s art work last year when I saw her amazing quilting pin installations.  Lisa recently informed me that she is currently showing “Suspended Presence” at the Urban Art Institute in Grand Rapids Michigan.

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Wolke (cloud) - Cable, steel, motors, nylon strings, bottles, electrical equipment - 220 x 320 x 500 cm

For as long as I can remember I have been fascinated with art, technology and engineering. The creativity and critical thinking involved in each of these areas is gets me fired up and ready to build something – especially if it involves fire . With that in mind, you might understand why I chose to feature artist Johannes Vogl.  Vogl’s work is quirk, inventive and certainly worth taking a peek at.

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Installation of "Sweet Crude" at the Samuel Freeman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

Cal Lane is a sculptor currently focused on creating intricate, delicate looking pieces from found industrial objects. Lane’s sculptures transform shovels, wheelbarrows, oil cans, oil drums, and other steel objects into complex, lace like, compositions.

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With the year drawing to a close we naturally reflect on the past year. 2009 has been kind to this little blog and I look forward to what 2010 may bring. I aggregated a list of the 20 most visited posts from 2009 from the stats and this is what I found. Oddly enough, some were pretty recent, and some were from last year. I decided to include the ones from last year as well since I have many new readers.

Number 20

Barack Obama – by Shawn Barber

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M-67 with Package

Jeremiah Jenkin’s is a sculptor born in Tennessee, USA and currently based in San Francisco. His most recent works are commentaries on recent American culture, specifically war and finance.   (more…)

photo link

The world’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibit is up and photos are finding their way to Flickr.  If you are in or around Sydney, this looks like it is worth checking out.  The show is up until November 15 and features over 100 sculptures that span about 2 km.

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