Jan Huling is an American contemporary artist, born in Chicago and raised in St. Louis. After attending the Kansas City Art Institute, she started her career in greeting card design, at Hallmark. She now works in New York City as a product designer, children’s book author and beadist. Neither sketched nor planned, her three-dimensional works draw inspiration from her travels to India and Mexico, as well as imagined, playful scenes reminiscent of childhood fairy tales and fantasies. Her work is approachable yet evocative, incorporating spiritual iconography, alongside humorous artifacts of contemporary popular culture.The armatures for Huling’s sculptures are an unpredictable mix of forms, ranging from Kewpie and Munny dolls to birds and giant insects. In addition to seed beads, her colorful sculptures incorporate a variety of found objects, such as buttons, coins, tokens and costume jewelry. Huling’s slow and meticulous beading process, the intricacy of her swirling, hypnotic patterns and the spontaneous manner, with which she approaches each new project, results in sculptures that are both delicate and alluring. Simply put, she transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. She received a fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, in 2015.
"Louis", Contemporary, Mixed Media, Beaded, Sculpture, Found Objects, Glass
By Jan Huling
Located in St. Louis, MO
Jan Huling was born in Chicago and raised in St. Louis. After attending the Kansas City Art Institute she started her career in greeting card design at Hallmark. She now works in New...
Plastic, Glass, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Other Medium
$2,376
H 19.69 in W 14.38 in D 11.82 in
Máscara Oso - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
By Miquel Aparici
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in ...
Found Objects, Mixed Media
$2,161
H 49.22 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
Cohete VI - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
By Miquel Aparici
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...
Found Objects, Mixed Media
$3,890
H 49.22 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
Cohete V - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
By Miquel Aparici
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...
Found Objects, Mixed Media
$2,591
H 15.75 in W 12.6 in D 4.73 in
Pato Rojo- 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
By Miquel Aparici
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...
Found Objects, Mixed Media
$1,941
H 21.66 in W 14.57 in D 7.88 in
Pájaro - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
By Miquel Aparici
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Pájaro Azul Y Rojo Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist r...
Found Objects, Mixed Media
Bride
By Kat Flyn
Located in New Orleans, LA
assemblage sculpture: old wood mantle clock box refashioned to resemble a Morocco Riad mansion, 6 antique painted skittles pins, antique photo with ...
Found Objects, Mixed Media
$3,890
H 37.8 in W 13.39 in D 13.39 in
Cohete IV - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
By Miquel Aparici
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...
Found Objects, Mixed Media
$3,890
H 39.38 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Cohete II - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
By Miquel Aparici
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...
Found Objects, Mixed Media
$2,161
H 19.69 in W 13.78 in D 1.97 in
Buen Provecho I - 21st Cent, Contemporary Figurative Sculpture, Recycled Objects
By Miquel Aparici
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...
Found Objects, Mixed Media
$1,941
H 21.66 in W 13.78 in D 4.73 in
Pájaro - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
By Miquel Aparici
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Pájaro Cresta Roja Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative...
Found Objects, Mixed Media
$3,889
H 23.63 in W 15.75 in D 19.69 in
Pájaro De Mallorca - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycling
By Miquel Aparici
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in ...
Found Objects, Mixed Media
Untitled
By Troy Abbott
Located in Bozeman, MT
Troy Abbott is a multidisciplinary artist working in digital media. His work has been exhibited in the United States and Europe and is in many Private Collections around the world. T...
Found Objects, Mixed Media, ABS
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H 9 in W 14 in D 7 in
"The Count", Contemporary, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Found Objects, Glass Beads
By Jan Huling
Located in St. Louis, MO
Jan Huling was born in Chicago and raised in St. Louis. After attending the Kansas City Art Institute she started her career in greeting card design at Hallmark. She now works in New...
Glass, Found Objects, Other Medium
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H 4 in W 14 in D 6 in
"Santo Murciélago", Contemporary, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Glass Beads, Patterns
By Jan Huling
Located in St. Louis, MO
Jan Huling was born in Chicago and raised in St. Louis. After attending the Kansas City Art Institute she started her career in greeting card design at Hallmark. She now works in New...
Glass, Mixed Media, Other Medium
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H 4 in W 14 in D 6 in
"Dottie", Contemporary, Mixed Media, Beaded, Sculpture, Animals, Pattern, Glass
By Jan Huling
Located in St. Louis, MO
Jan Huling was born in Chicago and raised in St. Louis. After attending the Kansas City Art Institute she started her career in greeting card design at Hallmark. She now works in New...
Glass, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Other Medium
Bear with Chains by Jan Huling, Beaded Toy Sculpture
By Jan Huling
Located in St. Louis, MO
In each of Hulings constructions, surface design is the key component. Czech seed beads adorn objects in colorful patterns, camouflaging their original circumstance, allowing us to s...
Glass, Mixed Media