Tag: Tender
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Restrained Emotions Simmer in Shinsuke Inoue's Tender Wood Sculptures
Around a decade ago, Shinsuke Inoue sourced a piece of Japanese wood and carved a depiction of his child, “wanting to preserve their likeness in three dimensions,” the artist tells Colossal. The affectionate expression of a loved one in sculptural form spurred a new passion for woodcarving, specifically with an emphasis on the human figure. read more
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The Language of Flowers Meets Queer Desire in Kris Knight's Tender Portraiture
In late 19th-century London, the famed writer and ostentatious dandy Oscar Wilde initiated a trend that, as trends often do, flourished into a life of its own. Wilde wore a green carnation—the typically pink petals were dyed with arsenic—to the theater, prompting questions about what the oddly colored boutonniere symbolized. This was the height of read more
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