Ruth Asawa's wire sculpture technique made her famous. Asawa found her artistic niche in wire sculpture. Borrowing techniques from basket weavers in Mexico, she used wires to create abstract, 3D ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Ruth Asawa, a San Francisco sculptor recognized as a major post-WWII American modernist for her intricate hanging wire creations, died early Tuesday, her daughter Addie Lanier said.

Bulging at the seams, more than 300 artworks spanning a six-decade career engage the full range of materials and techniques that Ruth Asawa employed including her signature looped-wire sculptures ...

In 2010, Laib put a six-lobed, multilayered hanging wire sculpture from the late ’60s, consigned by Asawa’s family, in a Christie’s sale alongside artists she showed with at New York’s ...

Students showcased wire sculpting, metal cutting, and welding techniques featuring wildlife like blue crabs, herons, and pelicans. Manseau said he did a similar project during his undergrad years ...

The students worked with wire sculpting and metal cutting and used welding techniques to create sculptures that include rabbits, a blue crab, a heron and pelicans. It will be on display through at ...

Athens wire artist Noah Saunders has experimented with his rare type of art by adding a new twist to the sculpture. What's it like to paint a 100-foot mural on the 78/10 on-ramp? We asked this ...