Lilith by Kiki Smith

Kiki Smith's art has become much more well known as of lately (One of her sculptures was even featured in the movie "My super Ex-Girlfriend). A different sculpture is now on display (err, or at least it was on display last summer) at the met. "Lilith" is a life-sized crouching sculpture that is displayed on a wall. Smith's 3d works are usually semi-stylized realism... You can see where she texturized the material, but they still have very human qualities and proportions. She often does a lot of art to raise awareness and funds for charities. (If anyone still has their textbook from Survey of the Visual Arts II, look up her and read her reflection of "Untitled" in chapter 36. Whaaat.)

Livio de Marchi

I found this artist through an email my dad sent me and I thought he was amazing. Talk about passion for one's work right? The time this man spends on his creations is inspiring. I can't pick a favorite one because there are just too many to chose from. I suggest googleing more pictures of what this man has made if you like what I post. His most famous sculpture is a livable wood sculpture of a house made out of wooden books, even the roof! The original is still in Venice but he built two more in i believe Japan and Germany. This may be corny but I found it a little bit funny, there was a question once asking what Livio does in his spare time, and the answer was "Wooden you like to know." I'll leave you with that. Enjoy!