Copenhagen-based artist Matthew Simmonds (previously) carves miniature architectural interiors, angular shapes, and tiny windows filled with symbolic objects, trinkets, and animals. His ghostly white sculptural forms are cut from and presented within raw stone, which allows for a striking contrast between his designs and the medium’s natural surface. Although Simmonds mainly focuses on sacred architecture,Continue reading "Miniature Architectural Interiors and Collections of Tiny Symbolic…

Brutalist sculptures at Modern Shapes Gallery

british artist matthew simmonds carves intricate miniature models of architectural spaces into parts of unfinished stone and marble.

Spanish sculptor David Moreno (previously) continues to blur the lines between two and three dimensions with his architectural artworks. Created using hundreds of steel rods and lengths of piano wire, Moreno’s sculptures take the shape of buildings, and his more recent works have ventured indoors, highlighting interior details like doorways and staircases. In 2017, the artist also created a large, immersive installation in the United Arab Emirates titled “Connecting Doors.” Moreno shares his…

Architectural Carving by Matthew Simonds

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This series of concrete sculptures by Canadian architect and sculptor, David Umemoto, draws parallels with the fundamental attributes associated with Brutalist architecture. His work has been descr...