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On Saturday I attended the international Sculptural Objects and Functional Art show in NYC (SOFA NY). The show, considered to be one of the world’s foremost fairs for contemporary decorative arts and design, did not disappoint.
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Later this week: My visit to SOFA NY
Today I’m taking you along on my learning curve as I prepare for new offerings on DAM. I hope you will indulge me from time to time as I play with some of the software tools I’m testing in my effort to move things along on the site – thank you in advance for your patience!
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According to John Bisbee, we all have some form of relationship to a steel nail, and the humble object is “emblematic of the potential to be anything”. Bisbee embraces that relationship, forging together hundreds of 2 inch brads and 12 inch spikes in his signature style of sculptures that could be studies in microorganisms – or not. The Maine artist, who has been working with nails for more than twenty years, doesn’t offer explanation about the inspiration for his work, leaving it to the viewer’s imagination. NPR has the best selection of images from Bisbee’s collection and an audio story about the artist. You can find them here.
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Japanese artist Masayo Odahashi’s glass figures illustrate the universal complexity of our human nature. The cast glass pate de verre figures, sitting alone or accompanied by their own mirror image, appear to be deep in contemplative thought. Self-contained and quietly powerful, they remind the viewer that there are two sides to each of us, two sides to every life.
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