Josh Vogel Video: The Scout

Curator: Erik Marinovich
date: February 23, 2012
Categories: Design for Entertaining
Tags: American, art, Craft, Handmade, sculpture

I’ve long been a fan of The Scout and the videos they produce regarding the topic of craftsmanship. In their most recent feature they introduce us to the wood sculptor Josh Vogel of Blackcreek Mercantile & Trading Co. Of the many artists and craftsmen working today, Vogel’s work and ethos left a considerable impression on me. 

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Crania Anatomica: Joshua Harker

Curator: Chuck Anderson
date: January 9, 2012
Categories: Promotional Design & Advertising
Tags: 3d printing, Kickstarter, sculpture, skull

Sometimes you come across something online and you think “I have to have that.” Unfortunately sometimes that happens on Kickstarter, where said thing simply may not be a reality. Fortunately, Joshua Harker’s Crania Anatomica project was so incredible, it was destined to be successfully funded and realized. The third most funded Arts project ever on Kickstarter, Harker’s delicately detailed 3D printed skull sculpture now sits happily on a shelf in my home and feels in person every bit as jaw-dropping as it looks in pictures.

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Tobias: Frederick McSwain

Curator: Vijay Mathews
date: June 16, 2011
Categories: Experience Design
Tags: art, Portrait, sculpture
Shocking the design and artist community, on May 30, 2010, Tobias Wong took his life. At the young age of 35, his work was already renowned and loved. His work conveyed his direct sensibility and yet challenged audiences through uses of materials and context.
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Echo: Jaume Plensa

Curator: Vijay Mathews
date: June 14, 2011
Categories: Environmental Graphic Design, Experience Design
Tags: art, Monument, Portrait, sculpture
On view until August 14, Madison Square Park Conservancy's newest guest sculpture is Jaume Plensa's Echo. This monumental sculpture, in terms of both scale and impact, stands about 4-stories in the midst of the park, nestling itself among the surrounding buildings in New York.
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