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The monumental stone sculptures from the Tuwaiq Symposium and other works of art from the Riyadh Art program are intended to beautify the Saudi capital

Natural stone worldwide: door signs and house numbers are ways to add attractive accents to a building

For our overview article, we have once again brought together works by stonemasons and creatives from various countries

6th Tuwaiq Symposium in the Saudi capital Riyadh: art as a way to make the city more livable

The meeting with 30 international stone sculptors goes far beyond comparable events elsewhere in every respect

Tuwaiq Sculpture Symposium 2025: once again unusual stone ideas were realised

23 international and seven Saudi artists were invited to the three weeks of open-air sculpture on the outskirts of the capital Riyadh

From the 1950s to the 1970s, María Martner and Juan O’Connor created monumental stone wall mosaics in Latin America

A famous example is the façade for the central library of the UNAM University in Mexico City

With the marble sculpture “Fish Cube”, the Danish artist group “Superflex” addresses the departure from the anthropocentric worldview

Twists and gaps in the object are like habitats for animals and plants

Neutra and the design studio Draw: In the “Islas” tables, the wild veins of the Cipollino Misto marble in book match bring the swirls of an ocean surf into the dining room

The Iranian sculptor Behnam Akharbin depicts the fascinating moment of sunrise in monumental stone sculptures using the Islamic Muquarna technique

Restored: “Madre Terra,“ a section of the magnificent inlaid floor of the Baptistery in the Florence Cathedral

The spectacular “stone carpet” depicts fantastic animals in white and green marble

Robin Antar has carved a marble baseball cap with the “Maga” slogan (Make America Great Again)

The New York artist asks with everyday objects’ replicas made in stone what America actually is

At the Public Art Biennial in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the Danish artist group “Superflex“ is using a marble stone circle to call on people to rethink their self-image as the crown of creation

Abdoul Salam Zigani has the coexistence of people as the central theme of his sculptures

The sculptor from Burkina Faso sometimes mixes stone with wood and likes to use waste material

“Sharnana“ sculpture by Drew McDonald won two awards at the Sculpture by the Sea outdoor exhibition at the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk near Sydney, Australia

5th Symposium for Contemporary Mosaic Art in October 2024 in Sassari, Sardinia

The international meeting was about new ways for this art with Giulio Menossi as organizer

The symbol of the “Third Paradise“ (Terzo Paradiso) by Michelangelo Pistoletto is depicted on 81 basalt slabs

New hopscotch game by Animum Ludendo Coles for an eco-learning center in a former farm