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Peter Gentenaar’s Paper Sculptures Inspired by Plant Life | Hi-Fructose Magazine Paper Sculptures, Arte Inspo, Sculpture Installation, Paper Artist, Paper Sculpture, Art Abstrait, Plant Life, Installation Art, 3d Art

Peter Gentenaar, a paper artist based in the Netherlands, creates ethereal, large-scale sculptures of organic shapes that float in mid-air as they hang from the ceilings. Some look like aquatic plant life while others resemble the qualities of bright, delicate spring flowers. Gentenaar's craft evolved from his love for paper, a passion he acquired from the many years he spent working in a printmaking shop. His unusual, stunning work defies conventional thinking regarding paper's colloquial…

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Giant Suspended Net Installations by Janet Echelman Vancouver nets installation Janet Echelman, Denver Art Museum, Denver Art, Art Brut, Sculpture Installation, Land Art, Pics Art, Public Art, Art Sculpture

In the late 1990s artist Janet Echelman traveled to India as a Fulbright Scholar with the intention of giving painting exhibitions around the country. She shipped her painting supplies ahead of time and landed in the fishing village of Mahabalipuram to begin her exhibitions with one major hitch: the painting supplies never arrived. While walking through the village Echelman was struck by the quality and variety of nets used by the local fisherman and questioned what it might look like if…

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Jorge Mayet’s miniature floating sculptures serve as compelling metaphors for the artist’s complex relationship to his native country. Mayet was born in Cuba, yet has been living and working … Tiny Worlds, Mobile Sculpture, Mallorca Spain, Tiny World, Left Behind, Cuba, Feathers, Floating, Miniatures

Jorge Mayet’s miniature floating sculptures serve as compelling metaphors for the artist's complex relationship to his native country. Mayet was born in Cuba, yet has been living and working in Mallorca, Spain as an expatriate. Despite the circumstances, his sculptures are devoid of any intentional political statement. Instead, they explore the artist's personal experiences with exile and displacement, and the powerful nostalgia for one's homeland left behind.

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