• ART

    Tracery (bronze sculpture) by Timothy Cleary

    Timothy Cleary's bronze sculpture depicts a deteriorating figure seemingly coming undone into patterns and fragments before the viewer's eyes. Currently residing in Hermantown, Minnesota, Cleary sculpts works that blend attributes of proverbs, elegies, jokes and self-portraits with emotional resonance.

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    Canadian Artist Crafts Magical Snow Sculptures

    Montreal-based artist Jenna Dennison creates enchanting ephemeral artworks using only the pure, white snow of her surroundings. Seen below is one of her fantastical creations—a beautifully detailed unicorn sculpture, complete with a magical, crystal-like horn crafted from ice. Employing the delicate medium of snow, Dennison sculpts fairytale creatures and characters that seem to come alive, if only for a short while before they melt back into nature. The crystallized textures and intricate shaping she achieves transforms simple snow into remarkable, icy masterpieces. This snowy unicorn exemplifies Dennison’s ability to imbue her icy sculptures with a sense of fantasy and wonder, despite the time limitations of her medium. Her imaginative approach…

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    Lebanese Designers Craft Surreal Candles for Good Cause

    Ten Lebanese designers collaborated with artisans from Beit Chabab Hospital to create unique sculptural candles. The limited-edition “Candle Project” collection features ten hand-carved wax works in various colors and designs. Highlights include Aline Asmar d’Amman’s “Aspiration” with winding staircases and LimbObject’s surreal entanglement of hands and arms. Sales of the candles, available through nonprofit House of Today, benefit the hospital and House of Today’s mentorship program.

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    Lee Sangsoo’s Surreal and Playful Pet Sculptures

    Get mesmerized by Lee Sangsoo’s unconventional artistic vision, where he ventures beyond his usual abstract portraits and grand murals to explore a hidden gem within Picasso’s repertoire: animal sketches. These simple, minimal line drawings serve as the catalyst for Lee’s latest series, in which he embarks on a mission to reimagine and reinterpret these pared-down artworks. But hold on tight, because Lee isn’t content with reproducing them on canvas like a mere copycat. Oh no, he has something entirely different in mind. “I wanted to give these sketches a three-dimensional space to inhabit,” declares the audacious Seoul-based artist. And so, the metamorphosis begins. Lee initiates the transformation by sketching the…

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    Meet Me Halfway by Erika Sandana

    “I have constant anxieties and I worry about every little thing,” says Sanada. “It’s hard to take  control of them, so I’m trying to be civil with them.  I negotiate, compromise, and adjust. So meet me halfway.” – Erika Sandana