Santiago Vélez

Santiago Vélez: Europe mixed media

2018

Fons et origo, which in Latin means Source and Origin, includes 8 wall-sculptures. These circular shapes sprout long roots in delicate hand-cut formations. Some of the roots have tin...

Wood, mirrors, wire, plastic, LED lights. Artist statement: "Behind the doors of this cabinet/tower is an infinity mirror and a DNA double helix branded with the word “trauma.” The...

The sculpture, Banquet IV - Time Capsule Project , is one of the pivotal pieces showcased in the 2016 London exhibition titled “ White" , a casting project by Shizico Yi, who is making her family and personal belongings into time capsule in transparency Epoxy. This ipod (2008) casted in rice, glass and Epoxy was her last ipod before iphone was invented; the ipod is still operable ( see pictures) even after pouring into the resin in 2016. As long the battery kept charged from time to time, you still can touch the screen and see images on the touch screen. ( ipod charger and the display stand are included) ​**Guarantee End to end tracking Delivery Worldwide with lowest shipping £22 flat-rate from the UK) Free Shipping in the UK. The Time Capsule sculpture...

The artistic collaboration of Kelly Bugden + Van Wifvat has produced a thought-provoking body of sculptures, paintings, and constructions. Nature, childhood memories, and everyday ar...

An original conceptual blown glass wall sculpture by American artist Roberley Bell. IN CURRENT SHOW The Corridors Gallery at Hotel Henry Fall Show Untitled (double dip...

The artistic collaboration of Kelly Bugden + Van Wifvat has produced a thought-provoking body of sculptures, paintings, and constructions. Nature, childhood memories, and everyday archetypes take shape in unexpected combinations of materials. The works emerged as the tactile and visual senses channeled the ritualistic power and materiality of selected artifacts. The resulting objects exist in a space between what they were originally and what they could become. A wheel, for example, is distorted as if seen through a prism. Their collaboration grew out of years of shaping materials into one-of-a-kind objects. Intuitively, the process of creating with their hands took an inward turn. Prism is a travelogue through memories and dreams, yielding abstract forms that capture moments of transformation. Van Wifvat grew up with eight siblings and studied sculpture and environmental design in Minneapolis at MCAD. In 1979, he opened a storefront art gallery to promote the work of local artists. The space featured printed materials—art books, periodicals, fanzines, and postcard’s. Wifvat moved to New York in 1983 to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons. In 1987, he co-founded Van Gregory & Norton design studio, specializing in convex mirrors and curtain hardware...