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How Raven Halfmoon Channels Indigenous History and Identity Into Her Monumental Sculptures

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In this edition of "Source Material," Raven Halfmoon takes us to Indigenous earthworks in Ohio, to visit her horses, and more. The post How Raven Halfmoon Channels Indigenous History and Identity Into Her Monumental Sculptures appeared first on Artnet News.

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Sculpting the Divine: Exploring Religious Statues and Sculptures 

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Throughout history humanity has been fascinated with manifesting the divine in sculptural form to both pay homage to godly figures and to pass down the traditions, rituals, and narratives across different religious faiths. If this interpretation is correct, humans have been venerating religious sculpture for more than 20,000 years.

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Suchitra Mattai Creates ‘New Mythologies’ While Retracing the Footsteps of Her Ancestors

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In this 'Source Material' Suchitra Mattai shares how Indian sculpture and vintage finds all shapes her work rooted in diaspora. The post Suchitra Mattai Creates ‘New Mythologies’ While Retracing the Footsteps of Her Ancestors appeared first on Artnet News.

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The Art of Henri Matisse’s Paper Cut-Out Sculptures

Sarasota Antique Buyers

How The Sculptures are Made It took Matisse two years to complete twenty different paper cut out collages. To develop the paper sculptures, Matisse would cut shapes out freehand using paper that was pre-painted with gouache by his assistants. We buy antique bronzes of all variety and we buy antique sculptures.

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Picasso, Giacometti and Bruce Nauman, three artists who ‘redefined sculpture’, to be shown together for first time in London

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Exhibition at Gagosian aims to show the “correspondence or unity of material among the three of them,” says its curator

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WCG Private Practice Seminar

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She has a BFA in Sculpture from the San Francisco Art Institute, a BA in Art Conservation from the University of Delaware, and an MA in archaeological and ethnographic conservation from University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)/Getty Conservation Master’s program. Anna holds an M.A.

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The Enduring Significance of Chinese Bronzes: Exploring Their Journey from the Orient

Antique Appraisers Auctioneers

When considering purchasing Chinese antique furniture or sculptures, it is common to receive an authenticity certificate either at the time of purchase or by request. The Buddha is one of the most revered depictions in Chinese bronze sculptures.