Steven Diamond

23RD

"I welcome the continual emergence of change, evolution, and the inevitable challenges that form a large part of a working artist’s life." With CHEF'S HAT, a recent and evolving work, I am moving into more dimensionality and space. My intention is to push patterned and embellished surfaces on paper from its naturally flat surface into a more structural and spatial plane. This involves making sculptural pieces from paper and experimenting with new construction methods using strips and lengths of paper over-lapped and fastened together, shaped into objects with physical presence. I feel I am migrating from the flat surface into the third dimension. I envision the paper constructions as a landscape to be wandered in and out of, through and around, a space that invites all and sundry to enter on their own terms. I hold firmly to the belief that my work exhibits a playfulness that belies a more serious assessment of our social world. I am interested in how something that is initially perceived as frivolous and celebratory can constitute a reaction against and resistance to the shadowy world of misfortune, hard luck, and weariness. Born in 1959, Lanie Gannon was predominantly inspired by the 1970s. Conceptualism is often perceived as a reaction to Minimalism, and the leading art movement of the 1970s, challenging the boundaries of art with its revolutionary features. The movements that succeeded were all representative of a strong desire to evolve and strengthen the art world, in response to the tensions of the previous 1960s. Process art branched...

"Fruit of Poet" by Dai Ban, 2021 42" X 22" X 12" Foam Board, Venetian Plaster, Beeswax, Pigment Dai Ban designed this dynamic abstracted wall sculpture in his studio in the Berkshi...

This beautiful abstract sculpture on framed canvass has a 3D impact, for the pins on it give it visual movement and perspective. It is an elegant piece perfect for decorating spaces ...

Hand made elegant wáter sculpture collage for walls. This is all made with 10,520 buttons and nails all delicately placed upon a white canvass with a silver frame. The blue tones and acrylic pieces give subtle reflections to the piece. This wáter splash...

Modern, yet elegant and detailed 3D outwork. This 16 piece art work was done by the two artists in order to represent a tree´s cycles of life. Every nail holds ...

32 x 12 x 6.5 carved precision board & Venetian plaster This contemporary, abstract minimalist wall sculpture was made by Japanese artist, Dai Ban in 2017. The elegant minimali...