A fibreglass work-in-progress version of "Huck and Jim" (2015).
"huck and Jim" (Fibreglass work-in-progress), 2015; Photograph by Josh White / Courtesy Charles Ray and Matthew Marks Gallery ||| Contemporary sculptors have an ever-increasing range of options in their choice of methods and materials.
In "My Arizona," a wall-mounted fibreglass and plastic work, the terrain is unforgiving, with a jagged hook creating a right angle in the bottom left corner, and a hole in the top right that contains a void of inky black.
A sculptor for her entire artistic career, Oliver used paper, cane or fibreglass for her early works.
Fibreglass wool, an excellent sound and thermal insulator, is commonly used in buildings, appliances, and plumbing.
The latex and fibreglass Hesse used in her works (e.g., Contingent, 1969) have degraded (yellowed, hardened, and become brittle) over the years, becoming too fragile to travel or exhibit.
In the present study subjects from both paint-making factories were exposed to a mixture of solvents comprising xylene, toluene, methyl ethyl ketone, and Stoddard solvent whereas in the study of Zamyslowska-Szmytke et al. subjects working in the fibreglass industry were mainly exposed to styrene.
For instance, one work might be made in fibreglass, bronze and stainless steel.
Hanson taught for several years in Germany, where he met the German artist George Grygo, whose work in polyester resin and fibreglass had a great influence on his sculptures.
It's all hand skills, reading drawings, reading instructions," said Deer, a Siemens group leader with expertise in assembly work in metal, wood and fibreglass.
And if, from some angles, it reminds you of your Ikea shelving unit, that's no coincidence: it grew out of a shelving system Ingels's practice BIG was working on with the same fibreglass manufacturer.
