Mapplethorpe

Matt Smith creates a startling portrait of the master photographer

"...between the deceptive aesthetics of bodybuilder magazines and classical sculpture. Through raw genius, he forced the American art establishment..."

March 15, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Kambui Olujimi Speaks Art to Power in "Zulu Time"

This Brooklyn artist’s solo exhibition at the Blanton shows how those in power make sure the world runs on their watch

"...Fathom is a floor sculpture made of illuminated chandeliers piled messily onto a makeshift..."

March 15, 2019 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

"Exquisite Corpse" at Recspec Gallery

Dying is an art; at this gallery, they do it well

"...sculptural scale for this show. And the displayed Bobisuthi sculpture of bare metal is accompanied by a bottle of..."

March 15, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW VR Cinema: Cypher

You control Güvenç Özel's interactive new flesh sculpture

"...and swellings. In actuality, the Cypher is a robotic sculpture that's about the size of a pygmy hippo; it's..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Snapshot: Umlauf Unveiled

Sculpture garden exhibit shows off Charles Umlauf’s range, from his cubism period to a bronze bust of his former student Farrah Fawcett

"...Even if you're familiar with the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum (605 Azie Morton), how much do..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

"Tammie Rubin: Everything You Ever" at Women & Their Work

This sculptural labyrinth of values casts an epiphytic spell

"...Austin's own Tammie Rubin, an assistant professor of sculpture and ceramics at St. Edward's University, is the general..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

"Erin Shirreff" at Lora Reynolds Gallery

The artist blurs the line between photography and sculpture, creating a stunning result

"...The exhibition, a combination of sculpture and photography, blurs the line between these two art..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Arts Review by Marisa Charpentier

Melany Jean’s Top 10 Fine Art Moments of 2018

Unforgettably textured sculptures, unsettling exhibitions, and unusual spaces made for a memorable year in art

"...Gallery) Goolsby's textures are unforgettable. The surfaces of her sculptures lured you in with the promise of a rainbow..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Arts Feature by Melany Jean

John Anderson's Top 10 Photos of 2018

"...A child runs through the Stickworks outdoor sculpture at Pease Park on Jan. 28...."

Dec. 27, 2018 Photo Gallery

ArtStartArt Helps Students Get Their First Sales

This Austin-based company helps university students break into the art market and gives art lovers a new source for original work

"...something for everyone: paintings, prints, photography, ceramics, drawings, collage, sculpture; abstract work, representational work, surrealist work; still lifes, portraits,..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playback: Compose Like a Pro

Graham Reynolds teaches musicians how to score ... film

"...Seaman repurposes animal bones, wood, and old gears into sculpture. Appropriately, the show's titled "Birds, Bears, & Bones."..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips: Ice Land, Moody Gardens, Galveston

Ice sculpture is the coolest show on the island

"...Inspired by the giant ice sculpture festival in Harbin, China, Moody Gardens brings an award-winning..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Épicerie Opens an Artfully Planned Second Location

Stroll among the art while enjoying baked treats and wine

"...is the perfect accompaniment to a day strolling the sculpture park grounds,” said McIntosh...."

Nov. 20, 2018 Food Post by Jessi Devenyns

EAST 2018: Brenner’s Picks

Our savvy arts reprobate has a few suggestions for you, comma, citizen

"...of Jess & Jamie Lea Wade – because the sculptures and paintings you’ll witness in there (Bldg 1, #106)..."

Nov. 15, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

MASS Gallery's "Staycation: thresholds"

The gallery's first exhibit in its new home invites viewers into the private self and into the stretching of one's limits

"...Sounding Objects in the center of the room. Hulett's sculpture consists of planes and tubes emerging from the ground..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Some sculptures depict the person looking up and to the left...."

Nov. 16, 2018 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Dimension Gallery Shows Support for Art and Artists at EAST

The 2018 East Austin Studio Tour bears fruit with help from local artspace

"...Fruition – it's a fitting term for this time..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Pre-holiday travel tips

"...and 35 statues of beloved characters in the Storybook Sculpture Project. www.abilenevisitors.com Other November Events:..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

ICOSA's "Chiaroscuro: probing mystery, seeking clarity"

The first group show in the collective's new home shows its members stretching themselves and embracing change

"...There are Terra Goolsby's slick, black porcelain and fur sculptures, Untitled 1 and Untitled 2, drooping over the side..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

“Shanie Tommasini: Slippery Clump” at the Umlauf

The Umlauf Prize-winning artist uses big, playful shapes and environmental manipulation to look at art, nature, and conservation

"...Working in both the indoor gallery and outdoor sculpture garden, Tomassini agitates both arenas by blurring the lines..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

"Other Forms of Life" at the Contemporary Austin

With her mysterious and compelling artwork, Huma Bhabha puts us face to alien face

"...herself as a sculptor; that she moves effortlessly among sculpture, painting, photography, collage, and prints; that she is currently..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Arts Feature by Sumaiya Malik

aGLIFF Review: Mapplethorpe

Matt Smith captivates as the transgressive photographer

"...Mapplethorpe changed photography. His grasp of the symmetry and sculpture of flesh, his ability to find beauty and grace..."

Sept. 10, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

"ANGRY CLOUD + DESCND: Return of the Litvak"

The clouds are angry in this solo installation, but the spirit of the show at DORF is doggedly hopeful, fresh, and invigorating

"...of Jews in the forests of Lithuania. A large sculpture made from reclaimed wood recalls repurposed Jewish headstones, used..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

10 Recommended Arts Events This Fall

So much creative energy flowing to quench your cultural thirst

"...work of more than 120 artists and designers, displaying sculpture, prints, fashion, furniture, film, photography, apps, maps, digital comics,..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Events Post

"The Indigo Show" at Recspec Gallery

This group show is appealing for the ways in which it showcases this most intense, moody, serene, and opulent of all the blues

"...show The Blue Dress. Hand-dyed and handsewn, the fabric sculpture as it hangs on the wall looks far from..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Swimming Holes With Nearby Watering Holes

Embrace the endless summer with water therapy and post-swim drinks

"...done swimming? Stop off for a cocktail, of course! Sculpture Falls..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Nicole Eisenman Receives Booth/FLAG Art Prize

NYC artist is the first recipient of the $200,000 award

"...has been turning out more three-dimensional work of late, sculptures that also draw on the figurative tradition and play..."

Aug. 6, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Day Trips: Tree Sculpture Tour, Galveston

Galveston Tree Sculpture Tour turns lemons into lemonade

"...The Tree Sculpture Tour in Galveston is the lemonade from the lemons..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

"Margaux Crump: The Lure" at Women & Their Work

Juxtaposing natural and synthetic materials through the metaphor of the hunt, the artist blurs lines between lust and danger, the repellent and the seductive

"...Mounted antlers protrude from all angles, crystal and silicone sculptures erupt from the wall, and lush still-life photographs are..."

July 20, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

"...of Warp and Weft" at Davis Gallery

Using wood and cheesecloth, Caprice Pierucci and Charles Heppner's mutation of form and fiber is beautiful even as it is foreboding

"...the street. A striking example of Pierucci's technique, the sculpture emanates from the wall, where the light wood tangles..."

July 13, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

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