Instagram on Instagram: "@fmonthoux (François Monthoux) has spent the past three years building a clay city in the forest 🌳🏰⁣ ⁣ “I love imagining the people who live in the streets of my city,” says the Swiss artist. “The happiest moments are when the characters I sculpt resemble what I live through. When I sculpt the fool, placed at the highest point of the city, I find myself truly up high, standing on a ladder above my sculpture.”⁣ ⁣ François draws inspiration from the organization of ants,

JOE FENTON on Instagram: "I came across more footage from 2014 showing the sculpting and molding process behind my piece Pater. The video focuses on the early stages, where I sculpted the form in oil-based clay using @chavant_clay. Later in the footage, you’ll see me painting the resin cast. I created this using silicone molds and resin from @smoothon, tinting the mix with ivory pigment to mimic the look of carved ivory. The final touches came from carefully layering acrylic paints to give the s