Architecture news / Archive»
- Lucien Arkas Art Gallery not far from Izmir: despite natural stone not a monolith, but an open building
- Penthouse on Spain’s Costa del Sol: The stairs and a wall as “sculptural elements” to divide the space
Design news / Archive»
- Side table “Admeto” by Visionnaire: Marco Piva creates something completely new with a natural stone cladding
- The company Lundhs from Norway can be an example of how a natural stone company can successfully market its own materials with product design
Markets: Selling Stone»
- Ceramic tiles: joint video campaign by Italian and Spanish associations
- The USA continues to be the richest country in the world and its citizens hold almost one third of the world’s wealth
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»
- Registration for digital “Marmomac Restart” from September 30 to October 02, 2020, is open
- Registration for “Marmomac Restart Digital Edition” will start on September 10, 2020
Stone Stories»
- Over 100,000 years ago, fertile loess from the Negev helped the early humans on their way from Africa to Eurasia with the “land of milk and honey” in the Levant
- The peaks of the so-called stone forests were formed by natural dissolution of the rocks in the water and related currents
Art news / Archive»
- Mosaics of marble and glass that take the emptiness out of potholes in city streets and maybe even give them a sense of purpose
- “Break for Art” by the The Dallas Museum of Art: 10 minutes for a deep and unexited look at masterpieces
Briefly noted»
- Science: Sahara dust for the Amazon region, deep-sea coral reefs endangered by climate change, minerals‘ self-healing of irradiation damage, new findings about the Muqarnas vaults at the Alhambra
- TU Delft researchers develop the “living coffin” made from mushroom mycelium to accelerate dead human bodies to become one with nature again and to enrich the soil
Art news / Archive
James Brunt: Land-Art with wonderful geometries from small elements of nature such as leaves, sticks and stones
The English artist is inspired by the conditions of a place and compiles his works of art from the materials found there
Exhibition „En Passant“ about the influence of impressionism on the art of sculpting
Until October 25, 2020, the Städel Museum in Frankfurt/Main, Germany explores how the attributes of impressionist painting like ephemerality found expression in 3D-art
Call for ideas for luxury products using glass and glass fiber together with tiny artificial diamonds
Industrial design wanted / The prize for the winner is € 4000, option rights of € 2000 for the purchase of other entry’s license
Application open until September 30, 2020 for the 1. Art Award Hannes Malte Mahler
The prize consists of a cash award of € 15,000 and a production fund of up to € 105,000
For US-artists: call for entries for an artwork at the new gateway plaza in Spartanburg, South Carolina
With a budget of US-$ 455,000, a work for public enjoyment and engagement shall be created
Three lavish residencies for worldwide artists who are interested in a cooperation with scientists researching aesthetic liking and aesthetic preferences
Participants may start a new project or continue on older one, during 3 months in Frankfurt/Main, Germany at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics
Chris Booth places really big stone sculptures in the landscape and makes even the smallest things visible
The New Zealand sculptor and land art artist draws inspiration for his work from the proximity, nature and the local history
One-year-grants by the Pollock-Krasner Foundation for recognized artists in financial need
Expressionist painters Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock wanted to relieve the financial burden on professionals to help them through difficult times
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