Xu Ming

Pop Art-Figurative Animal Sculpture-Friday

2021

Cheeky references to pop culture and the societal context. Grounded in a postmodern vernacular, Alben’s paintings and sculptures are a pastiche of art historical moments including P...

Cheeky references to pop culture and the societal context. Grounded in a postmodern vernacular, Alben’s paintings and sculptures are a pastiche of art historical moments including Pop and Classical art. Interested in street art, the self-taught artist references an array of cultural touchstones in his densely layered, often stencil-sprayed paintings; his allusions include corporate mascots, historical figures, actors, comic book characters, and artists. His sculpture similarly embraces popular culture, though it is also directly influenced by the work of the French artist Arman, who exhibited commercial objects as sculpture in the 1960s. Similarly insisting that popular culture and aesthetic production are linked, Alben inverts Arman’s structure by reimagining touchstones of art history such as the Venus de Milo as a configuration of crushed Coke cans

Cheeky references to pop culture and the societal context. Grounded in a postmodern vernacular, Alben’s paintings and sculptures are a pastiche of art historical moments including ...

Cheeky references to pop culture and the societal context. Grounded in a postmodern vernacular, Alben’s paintings and sculptures are a pastiche of art historical moments including ...

"Olive Chanel Pearl Can (Patina Green)" resin, enamel, automotive paint and automotive gloss sculpture by artist Skyler Grey. Skyler Grey © signature below label on sculpture. Depict...

Named "Luciole" and created by Isabelle Jeandot who found her inspiration from the plants in her garden, this airy sculpture edited in 30 numbers is produced by Laser cutting a stain...

"Scarecrow" Sculpture 24" x 22" x 4" inch Ed. of 99 by Huang Yulong Scarecrow/稻草人 Huang Yulong created his new work "Scarecrow" during the epidemic, trying to awaken the harmonious ...

Dana Younger's (US based) "Coral Skull" is an original, handmade sculpture that depicts yellow, blue, and red coral emerging from a human skull. About t...

"The Party" Sculpture 20.5" x 13" x 8" inch Ed. of 333 by Huang Yulong The Party/党派 2018 was special. That period reminded me of the friends I faced when I was dancing in college. S...

Cast resin multiple painted in colors, 2016, with the artist's stamped signature and title on the underside, from a limited edition of undisclosed size, published by Benesse Holdings...