I like Laurie Frick’s sculptural work – reminds me of Australian artist Rosalie Gascoigne...
art: li chen and alma allen
We have an old family friend staying with us for a few days. Joy just introduced me to the work of Li Chen – beautiful, joyous, sumptuous pieces (above). His work reminded me of Alma Allen’s more abstract sculpture (below) and Botero’s luscious bronzes.
art: more xavier
This is just a truly cool pic. I’ve already blogged about Xavier Veilhan’s exhibition at Versaille. Turns out he has done a lot of interesting installations. This is a shot of Velihan’s Le Grande Mobile at the Allen Lambert Galleria in Toronto. The photo is stitched together using photoshop. Via Daily Dose of Imagery.
art: exhibition
I got invitations to two Rebecca Niederlander shows that open this Saturday – one at Phantom Galleries (412 Wilshire Boulevard) and the other at Jancar Gallery (961 Chung King Road, Los Angeles). Her work is beautiful – well worth checking out.
art: melinda le guay
Another artist that caught my eye is Melinda le Guay. Her lovely netted pieces were exhibited at Brenda May’s Gallery. She knits enameled copper wire into shift-like dresses. A dozen or so lined the wall and they looked like beautiful whispy sea creatures. The kind of exquisite flotsam and jetsam you might find on a clear morning after a storm. These pieces I could imagine living with…for more wire work have a look at my guest blog post on Design*Sponge last week. I devoted my Wednesday post to all things wiry.
art: one last thing…
I have to include Ellen Weiske in my round up. She works mainly with wire and created some of the wittiest work I saw on Deer Isle. Her wire framed plates (above) and quilt look like intricate drawings and throw the most beautiful shadows. I wanted to take it home with me but it was far too large and fragile for my suitcase.
art: ruth asawa
These wire sculptures are by American artist Ruth Asawa. She’s represented by Rena Bransten in San Francisco. Incredible work.
art: rebecca niederlander
I got an email from LA-based artist Rebecca Niederlander asking if she could use one of my images on her site. I’m so glad she emailed me. I saw her wire sculpture suspended in the kitchen of a home on one of the Dwell house tours and fell in love with it. I kept meaning to write about her…and now I’ve been reminded. Her work – mostly in wire – is very beautiful. Here are just a few pieces…she’s well worth watching.
