Artists’ Portraits
US-American sculptor Kathryn Vinson creates images of flowers, plants, and animals in stone
Even as a child, she admired the grandeur of nature in the mountainous landscape of Colorado
Olga Tsouklis promotes an understated design for her small marble jewelry pieces and the “value of less”
In her creations, the material and the artistry of the craftspeople take center stage
Sculptor Alfred Mevissen’s current work focuses solely on altering the surface of the stone
The intervention in the material is minimal: he works only on the surface, creating expressive structures
Edmore Sango’s stone sculptures depict leaves and stems blowing in the wind and people interacting with one another
The artist from Zimbabwe cultivates abstract art, which in some ways is more of an African Realism
Small-Scale Stone Art: Richard Swan Enchants with Colorful Animal Reliefs
For both the artist and Hutton Stone, the supplier of the sandstone, the collaboration is a mutually beneficial partnership
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
Wavy lines are intended to give visitors access to the Irish volunteers killed in World War I
The sculptor Martha Quinn designed the County Sligo Great War Memorial Garden, which was completed in 2022
Sahar Khalaji from Iran deals with the topic of womanhood and femininity in her monumental stone sculptures
In some of her works she also implements her country’s carpet tradition in marble
Antonio Vigo from Spain created a work for the Tuwaiq Sculpture Symposium 2024 in Riyadh that addresses recurring cycles and eternity
Without fear of crossing boundaries, he developed his own tool for this
New sculptural design: The Spanish stone artist Jordi Raga assembles his monumental sculptures from individual parts
He is less interested in the form itself than in the effect of this form in space
Olena Dodatko cultivates monumental forms with great impact despite minimalist representation
The Ukrainian-born sculptor loves it when her sculptures are placed in public spaces
Sal Orlando likes to assemble his small stone figures from colored stones with strong veins
The Californian artist follows an unusual path for sculptors