I love this sculpture by Francis Derwent Wood on 'The Hatrack' on St Vincent Street in Glasgow. It's officially described as a goat-head, but it seems more anthropomorphic than that to me.

My oh my, The Mind Benders class I taught at FOCI wrapped up last night and what a wonderful whirlwind! I had the most amazing students who time and time again, were so hungry for knowledge, and wanted to learn more and more.
We learned to bend neon, make digital vector patterns, blink the neon with programmable microcontrollers and I even showed them how they could work with a glassblower to pull their own tubes.

My TA, @dinkytown was incredible- typically fulfilling the class's needs before I even asked her. I am thrilled that she learned a bunch in the class.
It was able to train two FOCI staff members to bombard (the dangerous process of purifying and putting gas in the tubes)- so now FOCI neon renters can get their tubes filled quicker.
The artist talk and demo I gave was well attended, and now FOCI has the doodle I made during the demo in their permanent collection.

Collection Artganique® Tablette "Di... par Frank Dreyer https://www.lairdubois.fr/creations/27704-collection-artganique-r-tablette-dialogue-1.html #lairdubois #meuble #bois #decoration #utilitaire #mobilier #sculpture #sculpture_bois_massif

#Sculpture of the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa in #Rome, 1652. Notice how the divine golden rays are highlighted by natural light coming from above. The sculptor, Gian Lorenzo #Bernini, achieved this effect by concealing a small bay window, visible from outside in the second picture. #baroque #architecture

#ValeryKoshlyakov #ВалерийКошляков Unattainable; 2010

Des feuilles en acier.
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#nature #sculpture #sculpteur #feuille #creation

Woodlands Men by Sean Taylor. Erected in 1991 on the side of a modern block of flats on Ashley Street in the Woodlands area of Glasgow.

‘Very desirable’ rare cast of Rodin’s The Kiss is up for auction #art #sculpture
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/apr/13/very-desirable-rare-cast-of-rodins-the-kiss-is-up-for-auction?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

A massive hand reaches dramatically towards the cloudy sky. It is the outstretched right arm of a screaming giant emerging from the ground in a park in Viterbo Italy. This is Il Risveglio (The Awakening), a fiberglass version of a sculpture created by John Seward Johnson II in 1980.

#viterbo #italy #hand #awakening #sky #reaching #blackandwhitephotography #parcovallefaul #sculpture #dramatic #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #artforsale #wallartforsale #giftideas @joancarroll

https://joan-carroll.pixels.com/featured/awakening-hand-viterbo-italy-joan-carroll.html

Finalement, l'échafaudage autour de la statue de Leifur Eriksson n'aura pas tenu longtemps. J'ai fait le tour et ... Moui, bon, ils ont fait un petit savonnage du bazar mais rien de sensationnel.

Côté météo, aaaah, le beau temps revient doucement ! Et j'espère qu'il sera de la partie car on va entrer lundi dans une des meilleures semaines de ce début d'année : en Islande, les jeudi saint, vendredi saint et lundi de pâques sont fériés !

In Norway, a memorial will rise high,
To honor those who've said goodbye.
Underneath the facade,
Lies a tale so sad,
Remembered with a tear in the eye.

#GuardianLimerick #Art #Culture #Norway #Europe #Sculpture #Installation

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/apr/13/utoya-island-national-memorial-to-22-july-attacks-matias-faldbakken-upholding-norway-oslo

In Norway a memorial in design,
To honor those lost in the line.
'Twas a terror-filled day,
When hate came to play,
Now remembrance forever will shine.

#GuardianLimerick #Art #Culture #Norway #Europe #Sculpture #Installation

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/apr/13/utoya-island-national-memorial-to-22-july-attacks-matias-faldbakken-upholding-norway-oslo

A ‘very desirable’ rare cast of Rodin’s The Kiss is up for auction.

Auguste Rodin’s sensual portrayal of tragic lovers caught in an embrace before being killed by a jealous husband is one of the world’s most recognised works of art.

After years in a private sitting room, an early version of the masterpiece is expected to fetch €500,000

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250413-a-very-desirable-rare-cast-of-rodins-the-kiss-is-up-for-auction?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

Sculptures on the front of the former Govan Press building on Govan Road in Glasgow. These are: Johannes Gutenberg, who introduced movable type printing to Europe; Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet; Mr and Mrs Cossar, who ran the Govan Press; Walter Scott, one of Scotland's first novelists; William Caxton, who introduced the printing press to Britain.

There once was a statue so fine
By Rodin, a treasure divine
At auction, it sold
For a fortune untold
A rare cast of "The Kiss" will now shine.

#GuardianLimerick #Sculpture #France #Fencing #Europe #Paris #Art #Culture

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/apr/13/very-desirable-rare-cast-of-rodins-the-kiss-is-up-for-auction