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Kiki Smith: The Artist of ‘Abject’ Figurative Sculptures
by Neha VashisthaKiki Smith is revered as one of the most important voices of contemporary Feminist art.
Best-known for her figural representation of morality, abjection, and sexuality, Smith was born on January 18, 1954, in Nuremberg, Germany. -
Jean Arp: The Artist of Organic Abstraction
by Neha VashisthaJean Arp, also called Hans Arp, is acclaimed as one of the leaders of the European avant-garde in arts during the first half of the 20th century.
Best-known for his biomorphic sculptures, the artist was born Hans Peter Wilhelm Arp, in Strasbourg, on September 16, 1886, when the city was under German Empire.
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GUSTAV VIGELAND: THE INNOVATIVE SCULPTOR OF THE VIGELAND PARK
by Neha VashisthaIllustrating various periods in the cycle of life- birth, childhood, adolescence, maturity, old age and death, the sculptures of Vigeland Sculpture park, designed by Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland, are famous for exploring the human form and human life, at its purest.
Celebrated as the most prolific sculptor of all time, Vigeland was born on April 11, 1869, in Mandal, a town on the southern coast of Norway.