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What to Consider Before Commissoning a Custom Outdoor Sculpture
Custom outdoor sculptures are more than just choosing an aesthetically pleasing design. Unlike indoor artwork, outdoor sculptures exist in a real-world environment—sunlight, rain, wind, people, and time itself all become influencing factors. A well-planned sculpture can enhance the quality of a space and be durable for years to come. However, hasty decisions can lead to maintenance problems, visual imbalances, or costly rework.
By Shenzhen Ruiheng Crafts3 days ago in Art
The Difference Between Decorative Sculptures and Landmark Sculptures
In many outdoor projects, sculptures are often grouped under a single category. However, in real-world applications, decorative sculptures and landmark sculptures serve very different purposes. Treating them as interchangeable elements can result in design conflicts, inefficient use of budget, and weakened spatial impact. For anyone involved in outdoor space planning, understanding the distinction between these two types of sculptures is essential.
By Shenzhen Ruiheng Crafts3 days ago in Art
Male Tattoo Artist Roles in Contemporary Tattoo Culture
Walking into a studio today feels very different from the old days of loud music and tough talk. Modern tattoo shops can be calm, warm and welcoming, and the person guiding you through the whole process is often a male tattoo artist who takes his job very seriously.
By Tools of Trade Studios4 days ago in Art
Ida Shaghoian and the Quiet Architecture of Feeling. AI-Generated.
In a contemporary art world often driven by immediacy and spectacle, Ida Shaghoian offers a markedly different experience. Her paintings unfold slowly, rewarding attention rather than demanding it. They are not depictions of places one can locate on a map, but emotional environments shaped by memory, sensation, and atmosphere. Through abstraction and restraint, her work creates spaces where viewers are invited to pause, reflect, and reconnect with their own inner landscapes.
By Ida Shaghoian4 days ago in Art
Sand Dollars for Dainara
On October 14th, 2024, one of my best friends, Dainara Nicole Burford, was tragically murdered by her husband. At her celebration of life, the murderer was not mentioned, and she was referred to by her maiden name. On change.org, I started a petition called Dainara’s Law to mandate the legal name change of domestic violence murder victims. It’s a law that needs to be made, for which I have gotten support; however, this is a depressing subject. Domestic violence is never easy to address especially when a death is the result of it. In an attempt to raise awareness, another one of my best friends, Sarina Higgins, came up with the wonderful idea of using hidden art to promote Dainara’s Law.
By Kristine Franklin4 days ago in Art
The Crossroads of Becoming
I found it by accident. Tucked between a laundromat and a shuttered bookstore, half-hidden by ivy and time, stood a rusted phone booth. Not the sleek glass kind from movies, but an old metal one—peeling paint, cracked receiver, a dial so stiff it groaned when turned. No one had used it in years. Probably decades.
By KAMRAN AHMAD5 days ago in Art
A Modern African Tarot
The fourteenth card in A Modern African Tarot marks a profound turning point. Where XII HANGED MAN invites surrender and new perspective, XIII DEATH brings closure, transformation, and the sacred necessity of letting go. This card reimagines the traditional Death archetype through African mourning rituals, ancestral reverence, and the cyclical nature of life.
By Vongani Bandi5 days ago in Art
