Chinese await 'Oba Mao' with T-shirts, flaming statue

Well once again I spluttered in my early morning coffee, Obama in a redguard uniform and Obama in flames, lol You just got to read this story especial about the artist that wants to give the US president a warm...

Lithuanian Sculpture, Pacific Central Station: Vancouver Biennale

Barbora is the name of this 12' brushed stainless steel sculpture that has appeared in Thornton Park across the lane from Pacific Central Station near the Main Street Skytrain terminal in midtown Vancouver. It is here as a part of the Vancouver Biennale and it is the second...

Yue Minjun, Chinese Avant-Garde Artist: Vancouver Biennale

Yue Minjun was born in Beijing, China in 1962. He is one of the most important artists of the Chinese avant-garde. He lives and works in Beijing and is part of the key movement of the post-1989 era in Chinese...

Vancouver Biennale Begins Art Installations in Public Spaces

It's finally upon us!  Giant container ships are approaching the city from distant ports carrying sculptures of great artists from all over the world that will soon adorn the public spaces, parks, beaches...

Statue of Jesus in jeans is unveiled in East Sussex in the UK

A statue of Jesus wearing a pair of fashionable baggy jeans has been unveiled at a church in East Sussex, with the idea of presenting Christ as a man of the 21st century. Father David Buckley and his church received...

A Different Kind of Race

While much of the world was keeping an eye on the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby, hundreds turned out in Baltimore, Maryland for a race of a different kind. The 11th annual Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race...

Strich & Faden - Heimat, Folklore & Travesty - Part II

The Berlin Strich & Faden exhibition project presents challenging travesties of craft and folklore and works that thematize Heimat (heritage), gender roles & foklore in innovative or humorous ways. Travesty...

Port Call - Key West

KEY WEST, FLORIDA - This is day two of a seven day travel report from the Disney Cruise Line Magic. After a great night of feeling the gentile movement of the Disney Cruise ship Magic we arrive at our first port...

Mythical Animal

Mythical clay sculpture by Amy Romans - Designingdazzle

Art Censorship alive and well in Northwest Ohio

Article published March 21, 2009BGSU Art exhibit closed in protestProf slams censorshipBy TAHREE LANE BLADE STAFF WRITERHURON, Ohio — The Little Gallery at Bowling Green State University’s Firelands campus has been shuttered in a protest of censorship after one of 13...

Australian Artist's Heartbreak After Bushfires

A brilliant South American-born sculptor Bruno Torfs spent 25 years stockingBruno's Art & Sculpture Garden in Marysville, Victoria in SW Australia.Well over 100 of his works were on display in the rain...

Launch of Tree Art Website Honors Nature

Nature-Inspired Necklaces and Artwork Give Meaning to Accessorizing (EMAILWIRE.COM, January 20, 2009 – Borrowing from the beauty and symbols of nature, a new jewelry and sculpture Web site...

Barack Obama inauguration: artist Willard Wigan creates micros...

" Willard Wigan MBE made the artwork from a slither of cable tie, which sits in the eye of a gold needle. The 51-year-old said that being able to witness the first black presidency was a "dream come true" and...

Leading artists in Xmas show

Leading artists in Xmas show kilmorack exhibition includes paintings and sculptures Published: 04/12/2008 COLOURFUL SHOW: Kilmorack Gallery owner Tony Davidson with some of the worksfrom his Christmas exhibition. Sandy McCook More Pictures A COLLECTION of work created...

Swiss artist Olaf Breuning's sand sculpture at South Beach in Miami

"FOR USE WITH AFP STORY US-Switzerland-art, by Juan Castro Olivera. Swiss artist Olaf Breuning's sand sculpture at South Beach in Miami Florida, on December 16, 2008. The work was commissioned by the Sagamore...

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