By s.e. smith on 11 December, 2010
Sculptor Steve Eastwood is disabled as a result of a stroke at 19. Initially the prognosis for recovery was poor, and during his lengthy period of time in rehabilitation, he was exposed to pottery and started exploring sculpture. Today, he produces sculpture and also teaches a pottery class for disabled students. Here’s some of his [...]
Posted in creative work | Tagged paralysis, sculptors, sculpture, stroke
By s.e. smith on 23 November, 2010
Everybody, I have found my new art crush. Yinka Shonibare, MBE is a British-Nigerian artist with an impressive list of awards, publications, and gallery exhibitions on his resume. And I am all kinds of in love with his work, from his art installations to his gallery pieces. I do love an artist with flexibility who [...]
Posted in art, creative work | Tagged art installations, colonialism, disabled artists, race, sculpture
By s.e. smith on 2 September, 2010
I stumbled across an article on RE/FORMATIONS, an art show featuring disabled women artists that was exhibited last year, and promptly started playing hopscotch across the Internet, looking up sculpture by disabled artists. I’ve always really loved sculpture because it’s such a tactile art form to me, and one of the greatest experiences of my [...]
Posted in art, creative work | Tagged sculpture
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