Ali and Nino, Batumi: The Story Behind the Moving Sculpture
From one angle, two figures face each other. A little later, their layered bodies appear to merge, then pass apart again. Batumi’s Ali and N...
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Sculpture: Stories & Places to Explore
Discover Batumi’s Ali and Nino sculpture, its literary inspiration and changing forms, with practical ideas for enjoying the waterfront artwork. Discover the story of Budapest’s Popped Up giant, a temporary 2014 artwork, and learn how to read its striking archive photographs.
Start with Ali and Nino, Batumi: The Story Behind the Moving Sculpture and Budapest’s Popped Up Giant: The Story of a Temporary Artwork.
Carl Jara’s Sand Sculptures: Far Beyond the Sandcastle
A face divides into layers. A figure seems to emerge from another form. Sand, a material most of us associate with a bucket and a collapsing...
James Doran-Webb’s Driftwood Animals: Movement in Wood
A horse stretches forward as though it might break into a gallop. Look again and its body becomes a gathering of branches, curves and weathe...
Robin Wight’s Wire Fairies: Dandelions, Movement and Garden Magic
A fairy seems to lean into the wind, holding a dandelion head as its seeds scatter away. Another appears almost weightless against the sky. ...