Assisted Nucleation

Bound

Twisted Synthesis

“I use manufactured elements in my work to create a tension meant to bring about a consciousness within the viewer, to open a dialogue about contemporary society’s association with nature.  This discussion can raise awareness of the danger that our current situation poses.”

Steve Belz website

Van Gogh

Van Gogh, detail

I generally don’t show an artist’s work if their website doesn’t properly support the work but Randall Rosenthall’s work is so good that I broke my own rule. The website doesn’t do the work justice and is a bit difficult to navigate (Randall let me know if you need help with that) but worth the bother to see these detailed, realistic sculptures.

Obama

NY Times

Sweet Memories

Randall Rosenthal’s website
Check out his page of Legal Pad sculptures

Jenine Shereos, a sculptor and installation artist in Boston, does just that with these intricate leaves. Shereos mimics the beautiful veining that often shows itself best in decaying leaves by wrapping, stitching and knotting strands of human hair. Yes, these leaves are made from human hair.

The artist uses water soluble material as the foundation of each piece, first stitching the individual strands of hair (by hand) onto the material, then tying a minuscule knot at every intersecting point.  Every.Intersecting.Point. When she dissolves the water soluble backing material, the knots allow the leaf to hold its shape. A fascinating process.

“The complex network of lines present in this work mimics the organic patterns found in nature and speaks to the natural systems of transformation, growth and decay. Allusions to the vascular tissue of plants, as well as the vascular system of the human body, exist simultaneously; the delicate trace of a hair falling silently, imperceptibly, from one’s head becoming the veins of a leaf as it falls from a tree leaving its indelible imprint on the ground below.” Jenine Shereos

More images on Jenine Shereos’ website

Towards A Torus

Dr. Goran Konjevod, a mathematics and computer science professor, creates lovely curving waves with paper using pleated tessellations. The abstract shapes form naturally by the tension of the paper “when multiple layers of paper are arranged according to regular or irregular patterns.”

Peeking Over

Big Yellow

Improvisation

Double Fluted

Slow Twist

Most of my pieces so far are abstract shapes naturally formed by the tension of the paper when multiple layers of paper are arranged according to regular or irregular patterns. In that sense, they could almost be said to be discovered, rather than invented or designed. In particular, the pieces shown in my pleat tessellation gallery pages have been developed from a single urform discovered by Paul Jackson.

Organic Origami, Goran Konjevod’s website

End Of The Week, polymer clay, copper, wood

Primarily a metalsmith, Reaves also works with a variety of media including polymer clay. His life long love of science fiction and toys clearly influence his work.

Obsolete, polymer clay, 17″ tall

Adam, polymer clay, 18.5″ tall

Expendable Youth
copper, brass, silver, acrylic, polymer clay, plastic, steel, 19″ tall

Exit, polymer clay, copper, wood

Bellicose, copper, brass, bronze, wood, 7.5″ tall

“I use robots to create a narrative, representing people in society performing tasks or caught in situations with serious connotations. My goal is for people to look past the facade into the mirror and establish an understanding with the figure and its plight.

Sculptures are presented with recognizable items such as school chairs to allow the viewer to make connections to real world experience. The pieces are approachable, derived from simple design and geometric parts.”

Hornet Ring, copper, brass

Check out this ring – it consists of 75 parts that he connected using silver solder – the helicopter blade spins.  He calls it a “finger riding automation.”

Kevin Reaves website