Matthew Shlian: The Power of Paper

 Sculptor Mathew Shlian transforms paper into elaborated folded sculptures making incredible use of color, value, space, pattern, and rhythm

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Greg Giles: The Process is the Destination Part III

Mr.  G's final stage of this sustained investigation 

In Part 1 of this book,  Part 2  , and Part 3  A different drawing was created each day for 75 days. The drawings were connected in 'twos' in Part 4 of this book, and the drawing continued for 37 days. The drawings were then connected in 'fours' in Part 5 of this book and the drawings continued.  In this final stage, all the drawings were combined into 1 two-sided 46-meter drawing. 

See Below for the process in the Studio

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Greg Giles "Process is the Destination I"

Greg Giles "Process is the Destination II"

Greg Giles "Process is the Destination IV"

Greg Giles "Process is the Destination V"

Part II: Tel Aviv Craft and Design Biennale

 Part II of the Tel Aviv Craft and Design Biennale at the Eretz Israel Museum.

Click here for Part I   and Here for Part III of the Biennale

Neta Bar Zion "Second-Hand Artifacts" 2019: "Images culled second-hand stores and photo albums coalesce with the glaze and pottery shards. The assimilation of photographs into the resilient ceramic material will preserve the stories of the depicted figures even when they are long gone."

Gali Cnaani, Roni Cnaani, Shiri Cnaani, Alice Dahan:  "Stop.Motion" 2019

Cotton, wool, polyester, paper, photography, digital print, transfer print, weaving, video

"Overturning the conventional sequence of a fashion shoot. The photographed images were disassembled and used as the raw materials for the new works, which examine different aspects of craft and digital processing."

Avital Avital, "SYNA, Creatures"

Porcelain, Wheel-made, hand sculpted

"The pulverized grains from which porcelain is made resemble flower pollen. First liquified, it is then hardened in the kiln. The artist attends to the life cycle of flowers and sea creatures, while shattering the limits of ceramic medium."

Ronit Baranga "The Cake"

clay, acrylic paint, bones

"Through a dialogue between 'savage' characters and an object of temptation the work undermines familiar heirarchies, transforming a seemingly naïve situation into a subversive and surreal composition."

Margot Gran, "The Column Scrolls" 

Water Color

"Seven watercolors on aquarelle paper rolls may be unfurled as scrolls, become a sculpture, or present an alternative narrative."

Boris Shpeizman "Rise of the Lollipop Man" 2019

Glass, Metal

"This surreal, heavenly glass motorcycle, composed of 200 hand-blown parts, is a real tour de force. Associated with masculinity, the work addresses issues of gender roles and stereotypes."

Yochi Shrem, "Happy Genetica" 2019

Wool, aliminum mesh, hand knitting

"Hand Knit objects are inspired by chromosomes and proteins that participate in biological processes. Imitating the growth of hydroponic vegetation, which grows without soil, the work resembles an overturned field with no roots."

Zila Friedman, "Scrolls" Pen, tracing paper, pigment

Click here for Part I   and Here for Part III of the Biennale