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Unframed Blog
| Feb 12, 2015
… about the work of Contemporary Friends.) Demonstrating the playful nature present in her work, Huguette Caland’s … to the…
Unframed Blog
| Dec 29, 2014
… Small Sizes: Children’s Historical Bedcovers exhibit, on display at LACMA through January 4, 2015. Viewing the 10 quilts … roads.…
Unframed Blog
| Aug 19, 2013
… that continue to populate comic books and movies. The Golem plays the role of superhero in a 1977 edition of The … prints as “…
Unframed Blog
| Nov 06, 2019
… youngest artists to make an animal puppet. Even though the materials are simple, each one is unique. Last Sunday, it ……
Unframed Blog
| Oct 30, 2017
… a rectangle of white paint. And that’s it. He doesn’t play down to the viewer. McLaughlin’s form of communication … Paintings:…
Unframed Blog
| Sep 12, 2017
… Both told us that they like being introduced to new materials and exposed to interesting themes. “It gives you … experience that…
Unframed Blog
| May 28, 2013
… I conceive of it as a complete object, including the cover materials, the paper, the binding, the inks, the edges. It … physical…
Unframed Blog
| Dec 19, 2012
… or his joy in the sheer tactile touch of his chosen material—clay—and treating that material as if it held…
late 18th-19th century | Osseous material (bone, horn, or ivory), lacquer
currently on public view Artwork Medium: Osseous material (bone, horn, or ivory), lacquer Full Title: ... Playing Card Portfolio Orig Lang Title: Portfolio Translated Title: Edition Title: Manuscript Title: ...
1918 | Printed material and nine woodcuts on wove paper
currently on public view Artwork Medium: Printed material and nine woodcuts on wove paper Full Title: The ... Christ play Portfolio Orig Lang Title: Portfolio Translated Title: Edition Title: Manuscript Title: ...
1990 | Copper and cast epoxy resin
In conjunction, the two materials create a beautiful play of reflected and refracted light and an ... understand form, volume, presence and absence through light, seen directly through other materials ... sculpture highlights Pashgian’s mastery of plastic materials to create compelling visual experiences ...
2010 | Concrete, steel
conceptual design orientation and preference for everyday materials characteristic of many contemporary Dutch ... designers. The bench, which on first glance appears to be made of an inflatable material with a fabric ... to create outdoor furniture that deceives the senses and plays with oppositions: light and heavy, ...
2009 | Striped marble
handling of material and are usually characterized by gentle, organic curves. After moving to New York City ... to distance himself from the works and focus on the materials used–often bronze, gold, marble, wood, ... is more intimate, yet exudes playfulness and charm. Although small, it conveys integrity, evidenced ...
2006 | Ironwood
material and are usually characterized by gentle, organic curves. After moving to New York City in 1993, ... himself from the works and focus on the materials used–often bronze, gold, marble, wood, and stone. ... intimate, yet exudes playfulness and charm. Although small, it conveys integrity, evidenced by its weight ...
2006 | Onyx
material and are usually characterized by gentle, organic curves. After moving to New York City in 1993, ... himself from the works and focus on the materials used–often bronze, gold, marble, wood, and stone. ... intimate, yet exudes playfulness and charm. Although small, it conveys integrity, evidenced by its weight ...
2008 | Belgian marble
material and are usually characterized by gentle, organic curves. After moving to New York City in 1993, ... himself from the works and focus on the materials used–often bronze, gold, marble, wood, and stone. ... intimate, yet exudes playfulness and charm. Although small, it conveys integrity, evidenced by its weight ...
2009 | Ironwood
artist, Utah-born Alma Allen makes hand-carved sculptures that reflect an intuitive handling of material ... from the works and focus on the materials used–often bronze, gold, marble, wood, and stone. Although he ... exudes playfulness and charm. Although small, it conveys integrity, evidenced by its weight and the ...
2006 | Turquoise
material and are usually characterized by gentle, organic curves. After moving to New York City in 1993, ... himself from the works and focus on the materials used–often bronze, gold, marble, wood, and stone. ... intimate, yet exudes playfulness and charm. Although small, it conveys integrity, evidenced by its weight ...
2004 | Italian marble
material and are usually characterized by gentle, organic curves. After moving to New York City in 1993, ... himself from the works and focus on the materials used–often bronze, gold, marble, wood, and stone. ... intimate, yet exudes playfulness and charm. Although small, it conveys integrity, evidenced by its weight ...
2005 | Carrera marble
artist, Utah-born Alma Allen makes hand-carved sculptures that reflect an intuitive handling of material ... from the works and focus on the materials used–often bronze, gold, marble, wood, and stone. Although he ... exudes playfulness and charm. Although small, it conveys integrity, evidenced by its weight and the ...
2009 | Faceted marble
material and are usually characterized by gentle, organic curves. After moving to New York City in 1993, ... himself from the works and focus on the materials used–often bronze, gold, marble, wood, and stone. ... intimate, yet exudes playfulness and charm. Although small, it conveys integrity, evidenced by its weight ...
2008 | Green stone
material and are usually characterized by gentle, organic curves. After moving to New York City in 1993, ... himself from the works and focus on the materials used–often bronze, gold, marble, wood, and stone. ... intimate, yet exudes playfulness and charm. Although small, it conveys integrity, evidenced by its weight ...
1970 | Vinyl, canvas, cardboard, painted with spray enamel | On View
of mundane objects. Playing with contradictions of material and form, he converts a wide variety of ...
2010 | Redwood, graphite and charcoal
Earliest Date: 2010 Latest Date: 2010 Curator Notes: Thomas Houseago playfully subverts the expectations ... aesthetic of plaster, wood, and various found materials. Houseago’s “monumental” structures can appear ... <i>Rattlesnake figure (carving)</i> one feels Houseago working directly in the material, where blow by blow ...
1995 | Nickel plated brass pins, compass, canvas, glue
plays with contradictions, such as hard and soft, pain and comfort, to suggest the menacing within the ... material qualities of artistic expression for a new generation. About The Era: Historical Commentary: ...
1954 | Cotton plain weave, printed
the playful styles of the era, and some even came with coordinating accessories for poolside comfort, ... fusible materials used for suits’ inner corsetry allowed women’s swimsuit-clad bodies to be molded into an ...
1958 | Wool knit
designs closely reflected the playful styles of the era, and some even came with coordinating accessories ... with fiber) and firm, fusible materials used for suits’ inner corsetry allowed women’s swimsuit-clad ...
early 19th century | Oil on canvas
painting, a scene plays out from the story of “Shaykh San‘an and the Christian Maiden,” recounted in Farid ... appear in other contemporaneous oil paintings of harem musicians. Small material details also aid in ... placing the scene in the Qajar material world. For instance, the wine bottle held by the Christian maiden ...