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Artist of the moment……..Sarah Sze

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Sarah Sze is an contemporary American sculptor. Sarah Sze was born in Boston, Massachusetts in the year 1969. In addition to sculpture the artist creates site specific installation works.

One of her constant themes to explore is the never ending appearance of commercialism and information in our culture. Often times she includes many man made items in her art.

The artist attended Yale University where she earned a B.A. degree. Sze went on to earn a M.F.A. degree from the School of Visual Arts located in New York city.

She has created installations for the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston, Ma.

In this clip from we view Sarah Sze when she appeared on the P.B.S. documentary series Art21:

The artist represented the United States in the famed Venice Biennial in 2013. In this clip we view her work for this exhibition:

Sze is the past winner of a MacArthur Fellowship.

Sarah Sze is now based out of New York City.

Price range information: Sorry none available.

The artist also produces wonderful prints that feature a mix of silkscreen and engraving.

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Artist of the moment……..Street artist Cryptik

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Cryptik is an American street artist who works often with the face and figure. The artist has worked with art his entire life, but began to create his own street art in 2008.

In this clip we view the artist at work on a new public piece:

Below a link to the website of the artist:

http://www.cryptik.com/

Cryptik is based out of Los Angeles, California.

Price range: Prints can be found starting at $20. Via his website you may buy apparel featuring his work for $30.

One of Cryptik’s goals is to help people and communities be more spiritual. Art is his way of inspiring people.

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