Greg Wyatt is the sculptor in residence at The Cathedral of St. John The Divine. His preferred medium is cast bronze, and he has created works ranging from The Peace Fountain located next to the cathedral, to Shakespeare-inspired statues for Stratford-Upon-Avon. In this video, Wyatt discusses the responsibility an artist must take when working with bronze.
Enter to win a free Family-Pack of 4 tickets to Moore in America: Monumental Sculpture at The New York Botanical Garden: the largest outdoor exhibition of Henry Moore’s sculpture ever presented in a single venue in the US. Enter by July 17, tickets will be given away on the 18th.
The documentary on this gifted artist, from his glamorous work in Hollywood of the ’40s to his large-scale architectural projects of the ’50s, airs tonight at 10pm, part of June’s …
Asa Ames is a mysterious and tragic figure. He died from consumption when he was 27 years, 7 months, and 7 days old. Though his own life was short, he immortalized family members and neighbors in a legacy of twelve three-dimensional portraits now displayed at the American Folk Art Museum through 9/14/2008. Watch a video about Ames….
This August, just in time for the Olympics, the U.S. will open a brand new embassy in Beijing. The $550m complex, designed by the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, will be one of the State Department’s largest foreign construction projects to date. To mark the occasion, the State Department plans to display master works by 18 American and Chinese contemporary artists.
A pioneer in the field of painting and multimedia, Rauschenberg passed away Monday night at age 82. Beyond his work, he was a primary member of the arts revolution …
“All of Andy’s work addresses this poetic sensibility and empathy he has with nature,” says Financial Times art critic Claire Henry, “[He] can take what is under our feet and use it to focus our thoughts on the great ephemerality of life.” In this episode of EGG, Andy Goldsworthy shares his frustrations with the precarious nature of his sculptures.
