Menu

Subscriptions

Shop

Submit

Promote

The New Contemporary Art Magazine
Some of our past articles may not have images. Click here to see those that do.

Jaime Lakatos’ Charred Sculptures Take Center Stage in “Cinderscapes”

Oakland-based artist Jaime Lakatos' sculptures have risen from the ashes — quite literally. Lakatos imagines a dystopian world not far along on our trajectory of environmental destruction. She burns her hunting trophy-like busts of various animals until their surfaces become blackened and charred. Lakatos created this technique to portray her animals in a "confused state of cross-species evolution" in order to broach the topics of unchecked scientific progress and human expansion. Coming up at Empire 7 Studios in San Jose, Lakatos' solo show "Cinderscape" will debut a new series of sculptures, installations, and paintings on May 8.

Oakland-based artist Jaime Lakatos’ sculptures have risen from the ashes — quite literally. Lakatos imagines a dystopian world not far along on our trajectory of environmental destruction. She burns her hunting trophy-like busts of various animals until their surfaces become blackened and charred. Lakatos created this technique to portray her animals in a “confused state of cross-species evolution” in order to broach the topics of unchecked scientific progress and human expansion. Coming up at Empire Seven Studios in San Jose, Lakatos’ solo show “Cinderscape” will debut a new series of sculptures, installations, and paintings on May 8.

Meta
Topics
Share
Facebook
Reddit
Pinterest
Email
Related Articles

José Luis Torres Builds Explosive Installation Out of Plastic Objects

José Luis Torres is an Argentinean artist currently living in Quebec who builds largescale works out of salvaged objects. He's set up public art installations and sculptures all over the world, using everything from antique doors, window panes, to assemblages of brightly colored plastic as his materials. Often, his works have an overflowing effect as they burst from existing environments and architectural structures. His latest work entitled "Overflows" is a part of the 2015 Passages Insolites (Unusual Passages) event in Quebec City’s Old Port.

Emil Melmoth’s Morbid, Sculpted Figures

Mexican artist Emil Melmoth crafts bleak, yet absorbing sculptures that combine gothic and religious themes. Or as the artist puts it himself, he's "inspired on the macabre, death culture, freakshow, medical anatomica, catholicism, deformities.” The artist's works are currently part of the show "The Wanderer's Dissection" at Last Rites Gallery in New York, lasting through Sept. 9.

Russel Cameron’s Unsettling Sculptures of Flesh and Bone

Matching the look of flesh has always been and is still considered one of the most demanding tasks for any artist. It is notoriously difficult for many reasons, making it a subject of intrigue throughout history. Brooklyn based sculptor Russel Cameron is a self taught artist who has made recreating flesh the primary focus of his work. His ongoing series "Flesh and Bone" explores the subtleties between skin tones, wrinkled and smooth parts, soft and rough textures, using materials like clay, paint, wood, and metal. While he sees skin and its nuances as a thing of beauty, he presents it in unsettling ways.

The Surreal Sculptures and Paintings of Simphiwe Ndzube

"Bhabharosi" at Nicodim Gallery in Los Angeles is the first solo show from Simphiwe Ndzube outside Cape Town, South Africa, the artist's hometown. The strange, headless and limbless figures that travel throughout the paintings and sculptures of Ndzube have their own mythology. Read about the lore below:
Subscribe to the Hi-Fructose Mailing List
Follow us on our social networks

Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Tumblr

Shop

Subscribe

Subscription Details

Articles, About, FAQs, Submit, Promote, Distribute

© 2025 Hi-Fructose Magazine

Subscribe to the Hi-Fructose Mailing List