Isaac Cordal

spanish-born, brussels-based artist isaac cordal has developed a miniature environmental installation series entitled 'waiting for climate change'. the collection of small sculptures were created by cordal as a commentary upon stereotypes of individuals from various backgrounds confronting the issue of climate change in their differing ways. the artist's treatment of each miniature character speaks to a passivity many people feel towardsthe seemingly futile state of the earth's health. cordal's temporary works exist in public spaces; the absence of walls surrounding the exhibit allows for the pieces to be accessed by passers-by in addition to the viewers who would normally seek out the artist's work.

the assemblage of carved figurines, all measuring no larger than 25 cm, have been placed throughout thirty locations across nine coastal municipalities of the flemish coast. in addition to the miniature subjects displayed on the beaches of de panne, belgium, and other sea-side locations, the artist has also developed several pieces to be shown at villa de chalutier, located in de panne as well.

cordal's 'waiting for climate change' has been developed for the fourth triennial of contemporary art by the sea in 2012, beaufort04. - source is design boom.  link here to see and learn more. 

Sebastian Errazuriz, Artist

chilean-born, new york-based designer sebastian errazuriz has created a sculptural door for the chilean art gallery 'departamento 21'
(apartment 21), located in a residential apartment building in santiago. until now, the gallery has always stood behind an unmarked door
with no indicators to announce the presence of the art space. departamento 21's director commissioned errazuriz to re-design the entry door
of the gallery as its own unique art form.

sebastian errazuriz tells designboom:
'while attempting to come up with a concept I tried to resist 'designing a door.' I didn’t want to create a door that was sculptural or pictorial;
I wanted the door to hopefully continue to blend with the rest of the building and maintain its apparent anonymity as just another a normal apartment.
nevertheless I also wished to leave a small clue that would invite the passerby to stop, look twice, and maybe suspect that things where different.

it occurred to me that we have used door viewers for a couple hundred years… we have been stupidly squinting and closing our eyes for all this time;
why not have two viewers instead? we have had binoculars for even longer. the two viewers are placed inverted inside the door, thus allowing people
outside to approach the door and look inside the apartment and see the current exhibition, which remains illuminated even when the gallery is closed'.

it is through the piece that the artist presents a digestible paradigm turned upside down. he invites the viewer to reexamine a consistent facet of reality
that had previously been 'hidden in plain sight'. -source is design boom.  link here. 

Harvard Students

Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer

Adam Stack (above), a Graduate School of Arts and Sciences student in the Department of Anthropology, believes the "Cast in Bronze" workshop has transformed his approach to teaching. "The class gave me a whole new array of ways to use objects, and not only bronze objects, in discussion and lab sections in class," he said.

“One of the great things about doing this kind of hands-on experience, the same as fieldwork, is that it challenges you to think about materials or a subject in an entirely new way,” Blier said. “As teachers and scholars, it’s important that we provide as many opportunities as possible to get students into the realm of challenging what they know about their field of study, and finding new ways of looking at objects or cultures.” - source link here.

Kelsey Schirard, Student Work

Tools that make a sound.  

Inspired by sounds made by insects.  

Glass

Wire

Wood

Paper

String

Paint

Student Work, Tara Stephens

Sae Jung Oh, Artist, Korea

Link here to learn more about the art department at Cranbrook and see more student work.

saejungoh.com

Alina Szapocznikow; Sculpture Undone, 1955-1972

Showing at the Museum of Modern Art, October 7, 2012 - January 28, 2013.  Link here.

A sculptor who began working during the postwar period in a classical figurative style, Alina Szapocznikow radically reconceptualized sculpture as an imprint not only of memory but also of her own body. Though her career effectively spanned less than two decades (cut short by the artist’s premature death in 1973 at age 47), Szapocznikow left behind a legacy of provocative objects that evoke Surrealism, Nouveau Réalisme, and Pop art. Her tinted polyester casts of body parts, often transformed into everyday objects like lamps or ashtrays; her poured polyurethane forms; and her elaborately constructed sculptures, which at times incorporated photographs, clothing, or car parts, all remain as wonderfully idiosyncratic and culturally resonant today as when they were first made. Well known in Poland, where her work has been highly influential since early in her career, Szapocznikow’s compelling book of work is ripe for art historical reexamination.Alina Szapocznikow: Sculpture Undone, 1955–1972 offers a comprehensive overview of this important artist’s work at a moment when international interest is blossoming. Spanning one of the most rich and complex periods of the 20th century, Szapocznikow’s oeuvre responds to many of the ideological and artistic developments of her time through artwork that is at once fragmented and transformative, sensual and reflective, playfully realized and politically charged.