Sculptors We Love :: Penny Hardy - "Blown Away"

I love the kind of art that breaks the confines and ideas that constitute the “right materials” one needs to make a beautiful work of art. I mean, who says you can’t create something out of some old rusty nuts and bolts that gets you feeling all kinds of emotional? Not us…

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About the Penny Hardy:

The sense of movement and dynamics within sculpture provides it with its own life and vitality.  She tries to capture this in all her pieces, transforming inert materials into sculptures with a visible, tangible energy. 

There is a richness in discarded man-made metal items, skillfully made and creating their own mechanical energy, she brings that depth to new forms, re-using that energy for a different purpose, transforming their function to create a new entity. 

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Videos We Love :: The Evolution of KAWS

KAWS, real name Brian Donnelly, is considered one of the relevant artists of his generation. Born 1974 in New Jersey and now based in Brooklyn, his instantly recognizable aesthetic has attracted a devoted following of fans all over the world. Famously medium agnostic, KAWS' huge body of work straddles the worlds of art and design to include street art, graphic and product design, paintings, murals and large‐scale sculptures. He made his name in the New York graffiti scene in the 1990s where he frequently tagged walls and freight trains with the letters K A W S.

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