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Playful Woven Sculptures by Mozart Guerra

Originally from Brazil, Mozart Guerra is a Paris-based artist who creates playful sculptures by weaving nylon thread over his life-like foam figures. Guerra takes advantage of the linear patterns of this chosen medium to cover his works with hypnotic spirals of contrasting colors. The highly textured pieces appeal to both the visual and tactile senses. In addition to his sculpture work, Guerra has a portfolio as a set designer for television, theater and cinema. Take a look at some of his work below.

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Mozart Guerra, nylon thread, sculpture

Debra Baxter, painting, Rebecca Chaperon, sculpture

April 5, 2019

Debra Baxter

Through two concurrent shows, Roq La Rue Gallery shows a pair of artists whose work carries crystalline forms. Debra Baxter's "Ghost Heart" and Rebecca Chaperon's "Incandescence" take over the gallery in April. Baxter’s sculptures, sometimes wearable, integrate natural forms into objects packed with both centuries-old narratives and humor. Chaperon’s surreal paintings share in Baxter’s fascination with the mystical, while also exploring escapism and the light and dark natures of the world.

On View: Pierre Matter’s “Hybrid” at AFA NYC

AFA NYC, Hybrid, Pierre Matter, sculpture

May 19, 2014

Looking like they crawled out of a strange artillery, Pierre Matter's sculptures are a science fiction-infused blend of human, animal and machine. Matter's work is hybridized in technique as much as it is in subject matter: the artist fuses found objects and scrap metals, employing a variety of tools to weld and sculpt them into new forms. Weighty and large-scale (many of the works are several feet taller than average human height), his sculptures of animals are filled with intricate, mechanical details. These cyborgs can't help but remind us of contemporary discourse about the ever-presence of technology in our day-to-day lives. For his current show at AFA NYC, "Hybrid," which opened on May 17, Matter says that he took inspiration from the ways nature has influenced science. The result is a thought-provoking glimpse at where technology has been and where it's headed.

Folded Watercolors by Marcelo Daldoce Add Dimension to Portraiture

Marcelo Daldoce, painting, sculpture, Watercolor

July 10, 2014

Born in Brazil, living in New York City, Marcelo Daldoce gives substance and heft to watercolor portraits.

This Artist’s Hug Machine Smooshes You (In a Good Way)

Installation Art, Lucy McRae, sculpture

October 24, 2019

Lucy McRae's new "Compression Carpet offers a full embrace for those who feel like they need a hug, a meditation on how technology can aid intimacy or support. The "body architect" recently showed the device at Festival of the Impossible in San Francisco. For some, the device may recall the hug machine created by Temple Grandin for stress relief and therapy. With her device, McCrae says, you "relinquish control to the hands of a stranger as your 'servicer' decides the firmness of your hug."

Playful Woven Sculptures by Mozart Guerra

Debra Baxter, Rebecca Chaperon Show at Roq La Rue

On View: Pierre Matter’s “Hybrid” at AFA NYC

Folded Watercolors by Marcelo Daldoce Add Dimension to Portraiture

This Artist’s Hug Machine Smooshes You (In a Good Way)

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