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Chess sets showing the splendor of art and of precious materials, among them natural stone
„Animal, Vegetable, Mineral“ is the title of a new exhibition at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis (MO)
Art
Ekkehard Altenburger’s latest stone sculpture: „Thoughts in a Banked Curve“
In his blog the artist describes the making of the 10-ton-piece out of 28 t of Larvekite Granite in a quarry of Norwegian company Lundhs
Many of Rosa Brunner’s stone sculptures are riddles for the senses
Sculptor allows the eye to pose a question, which the mind must then answer
South London Gallery opens new permanent garden by Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco
Circles made of York stone and bricks create discreet spaces or notional rooms to be used for sitting, eating or displaying other artists’ works
The „Forth Stone Carvers’ Festival” was held in the Red Yasil village of Perm Kray close to the Ural Mountains
One idea of the annual event is to keep the local traditions of art with stone alive
Workshop „Creativity and Robotics“: how the artist and the machine may work together
Marble artworks created using CAD/CAM technologies will be exhibited at the Arkad Foundation in Seravezza and at Marmomacc
Course of Sculpture by Christiane Demenat from September 12 – 22, 2016 in Carrara
Christiane Demenat will be at the B & B La Perla Convent: „breathing the air breathed by Michelangelo”
Marcel Dijker creates art from driftwood, stone, seashells and steel
A passionate surfer, Dijker finds the components for his works of art stranded on the beaches near his home and abroad
How marble was used to make a political statement in ancient times
Dr. Christopher Dickensen of Oxford University is researching the history by analyzing pillars and monuments of Roman Greece
Exhibit „Of Beauty and Grandeur“ in Dresden’s Albertinum
Roman Portraits and their Baroque Appropriation show colored marbles at its best / Antique heads on busts of later centuries
sculpture network’s XIV International Forum will discuss „Sculpting Nature: Land Art, EcoArt and BioArt”
The meeting of international artists, experts and collectors will take place in Belgium from 29 September to 1 October, 2016
Grasping into the marble or through it or embracing the stone?
Milena Naef received an award for her final study work in Cristallina marble at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam
Chelsea Flower Show: a garden in a stone rather than a stone in a garden
The most important garden show in all of England was the venue for an artist’s experiment: using a granite block beholders experienced greenery in an entirely new way
„Peace“ is the theme of the 2nd Bisanthe Stone Sculpture Symposium at the Marmara Sea
From September 19 – October 14, 2016 the shores of the city of Tekirdağ will see artists creating works in local Marmara marble
25-ton granite sculpture „Continuum“ by artist Darrell Petit now permanently on show outside the Fort Wayne Museum of Art
The piece was designed to appear as though it is hovering over the ground