Be Inspired: Sculpture on Film

Have you heard of the website NOWNESS? If not, you may find it to be a great platform for some inspiration!

NOWNESS was launched in 2010 and they are a global video platform that claims to screen the best in culture. Their aim is to be the “go to source of inspiration and influence across art, design, fashion, beauty, music, food, and travel. Our curatorial expertise and award-winning approach to storytelling is unparalleled. We work with exceptional talent, and both established and emerging filmmakers, which connects our audience to emotional and sensorial stories designed to provoke inspiration and debate.”

On their website you will find lots to explore, including 103 topics such as: Art, Documentary, Fashion, Nature, Architecture and Sculpture and each topic will take you to a series of short films.

Under Sculpture, you may like to watch:

Barbara Hepworth: Figures in a Landscape (Extract): a compelling extract from a 1953 documentary narrated by poet Cecil Day Lewis.

Expression of the Sightless: An exploration into blindness, sculpture and the art of touch.

The Foundry: Step inside the workshop favored by the art world’s most venerated sculptors.

Plus there are plenty more. Click here to dive in and enjoy!

Image caption: image taken from The Foundry on the NOWNESS website.