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Before the development of current welding technology, sculptures made from metal were either cast or forged, and welding was primarily used in the construction industry. The first welded sculptures were credited to the Russian artist Vladimir Tatlin, [1] who created his first piece of art in 1913. Tatlin was an important figure in the Russian ...
According to Kipper, acid rain can be particularly harmful to bronze sculptures, because the main component is usually sulfides, or sulfuric acid, which can harm patinas and the bronze surfaces causing streaking to occur on the surface. [1] Many different effects can occur on a sculpture due to being in an outdoor environment.
Traditionally, metal sculpture meant bronze casts, which artisans produced using a mold made by the artist. Smith, however, made his sculptures from scratch, welding together pieces of steel and other metals with his torch, in much the same way that a painter applied paint to a canvas; his sculptures are almost always unique works.
Rosalind Krauss identified sculpture in the expanded field, a series of oppositions around the work's relationship to its environment that describe the various sculpture-like activities that are postmodern sculpture, creating a theoretical explanation that could adequately fit the developments of Land art, Minimalist sculpture, and site ...
An invisible, intangible sculpture. [9] Salvatore Garau "Io Sono" (I am) 2021: Another invisible, intangible sculpture, that occupies a square area with side of 5 ft (1.5 m). [9] Ruben Gutierrez "This Sculpture Makes Me Cry (A Spell)" 2022: An immaterial, invisible sculpture atop a small white pedestal, displayed as part of a bigger exhibit.
Louise Nevelson (September 23, 1899 – April 17, 1988) was an American sculptor known for her monumental, monochromatic, wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures.Born in the Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine), she emigrated with her family to the United States in the early 20th century.
Disaster creeps closer to her home. 'My house is unsellable': This Pennsylvania woman bought cheap land from the state for $15,000 — but didn't know a previous owner sold it due to a landslide ...
The truth of this private sale, which was to an unknown consortium, has been called into question. If the sale did take place, For the Love of God would become the second-most expensive sculpture ever sold and would have fetched the highest price for a sculpture by a living artist. [7]