Bead sculpture

Most people don’t realize the scale and size of her work. The lemons for example are roughly 36” wide.

Betsy YOUNGQUIST - showing her life-size bead-encrusted sculpture Metamorphosis under construction. www.byart.com

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In The Netherlands in the 17th Century, a Golden Age was in full swing. The economy of the Dutch Republic, as it was then known, was flourishing as Antwerp and other ports became important hubs for the commercial shipping trade, importing and exporting textiles, spices, and metals, and the cities’ populations swelled. Elaborately detailed oilContinue reading "Gleaming Sculptures by Ann Carrington Examine the Underbelly of Historical Extravagance"

Chinese contemporary artist Li Qing creates ornate sculptures through a meticulous method of suspending crystal beads on thread. The multimedia artist's

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Stunning!

Moldy, decaying fruit is transformed into something of opulent beauty in the hands of Los Angeles–born Kathleen Ryan, who now resides in New York. At the most recent Art Basel in Miami Beach, viewers were stopped in their tracks at Josh Lilley’s booth, where the artist conceived a monumental trailer containing a dazzling, oversize pile