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Title: Eternity (a.k.a. Nefertiti) Blue
Year: 2024
Materials: beeswax, wood, PA
Dimensions: 24 x 36 x 50 cm (head)

About the work: Being vulnarable and seeing it a strength and not weakness became the main subject in his art since 2005 and the work with honeybees. The honeycomb sculptures are by their definition extremely fragile artworks, yet beeswax is one the most durable natural materials and will last thousands of years. I returned to the theme of Nefertiti two years after the first version was made. The experiment included introduction of a natural pigments (such as found in pre-historic cave paintings) in a beehive for the 60.000 bees to build and naturally integrate the pigment into the sculpture. The allusion to the original 💙 royal blue of the crown is palpable. The bust is based on the 3D model of the original portrait of the Egyptian queen ( crafted in 1345 B.C. now on permanent display at @staatlichemuseenzuberlin ). It is a nod to the strength and timelessness of the “mother nature” as well as its ancient character as a powerful female reigning against the odds. The queen Neferiti and her husband pharao Akhenaten were famous for abandoning the polytheism of ancient Egypt and introducing Aten, the sun god, though unsuccessfully. Eternity is a testament to the duality of life and nature, fragile yet strong.

This is the LAST of Nefertiti portraits in the Eternity series “made by bees” which were made between 2019-2024.

#sculpture #nature #beeswax #bees #madebybees #honeycomb #nefertiti #manvsnature #ancientegypt #pharaon

Title: Eternity (a.k.a. Nefertiti) Blue
Year: 2024
Materials: beeswax, wood, PA
Dimensions: 24 x 36 x 50 cm (head)

About the work: Being vulnarable and seeing it a strength and not weakness became the main subject in his art since 2005 and the work with honeybees. The honeycomb sculptures are by their definition extremely fragile artworks, yet beeswax is one the most durable natural materials and will last thousands of years. I returned to the theme of Nefertiti two years after the first version was made. The experiment included introduction of a natural pigments (such as found in pre-historic cave paintings) in a beehive for the 60.000 bees to build and naturally integrate the pigment into the sculpture. The allusion to the original 💙 royal blue of the crown is palpable. The bust is based on the 3D model of the original portrait of the Egyptian queen ( crafted in 1345 B.C. now on permanent display at @staatlichemuseenzuberlin ). It is a nod to the strength and timelessness of the “mother nature” as well as its ancient character as a powerful female reigning against the odds. The queen Neferiti and her husband pharao Akhenaten were famous for abandoning the polytheism of ancient Egypt and introducing Aten, the sun god, though unsuccessfully. Eternity is a testament to the duality of life and nature, fragile yet strong.

This is the LAST of Nefertiti portraits in the Eternity series “made by bees” which were made between 2019-2024.

#sculpture #nature #beeswax #bees #madebybees #honeycomb #nefertiti #manvsnature #ancientegypt #pharaon

Title: Eternity (a.k.a. Nefertiti) Blue
Year: 2024
Materials: beeswax, wood, PA
Dimensions: 24 x 36 x 50 cm (head)

About the work: Being vulnarable and seeing it a strength and not weakness became the main subject in his art since 2005 and the work with honeybees. The honeycomb sculptures are by their definition extremely fragile artworks, yet beeswax is one the most durable natural materials and will last thousands of years. I returned to the theme of Nefertiti two years after the first version was made. The experiment included introduction of a natural pigments (such as found in pre-historic cave paintings) in a beehive for the 60.000 bees to build and naturally integrate the pigment into the sculpture. The allusion to the original 💙 royal blue of the crown is palpable. The bust is based on the 3D model of the original portrait of the Egyptian queen ( crafted in 1345 B.C. now on permanent display at @staatlichemuseenzuberlin ). It is a nod to the strength and timelessness of the “mother nature” as well as its ancient character as a powerful female reigning against the odds. The queen Neferiti and her husband pharao Akhenaten were famous for abandoning the polytheism of ancient Egypt and introducing Aten, the sun god, though unsuccessfully. Eternity is a testament to the duality of life and nature, fragile yet strong.

This is the LAST of Nefertiti portraits in the Eternity series “made by bees” which were made between 2019-2024.

#sculpture #nature #beeswax #bees #madebybees #honeycomb #nefertiti #manvsnature #ancientegypt #pharaon

Title: Eternity (a.k.a. Nefertiti) Blue
Year: 2024
Materials: beeswax, wood, PA
Dimensions: 24 x 36 x 50 cm (head)

About the work: Being vulnarable and seeing it a strength and not weakness became the main subject in his art since 2005 and the work with honeybees. The honeycomb sculptures are by their definition extremely fragile artworks, yet beeswax is one the most durable natural materials and will last thousands of years. I returned to the theme of Nefertiti two years after the first version was made. The experiment included introduction of a natural pigments (such as found in pre-historic cave paintings) in a beehive for the 60.000 bees to build and naturally integrate the pigment into the sculpture. The allusion to the original 💙 royal blue of the crown is palpable. The bust is based on the 3D model of the original portrait of the Egyptian queen ( crafted in 1345 B.C. now on permanent display at @staatlichemuseenzuberlin ). It is a nod to the strength and timelessness of the “mother nature” as well as its ancient character as a powerful female reigning against the odds. The queen Neferiti and her husband pharao Akhenaten were famous for abandoning the polytheism of ancient Egypt and introducing Aten, the sun god, though unsuccessfully. Eternity is a testament to the duality of life and nature, fragile yet strong.

This is the LAST of Nefertiti portraits in the Eternity series “made by bees” which were made between 2019-2024.

#sculpture #nature #beeswax #bees #madebybees #honeycomb #nefertiti #manvsnature #ancientegypt #pharaon

Title: Victory (Trophy)
Year: 2025
Dimensions: 70 x 33 x 105 cm
Materials: natural beeswax honeycomb (made by bees), deer antler mount

Currently on display at HARVEST 2025 exhibition at @lakesidecollection @boijmans
until the 30th of October
@galerieronmandos @ronmandos

#sculpture
#nature
#beeswax
#bees
#madebybees
#honeycomb
#trophy #mantle #deer
#manvsnature

Title: Victory (Trophy)
Year: 2025
Dimensions: 70 x 33 x 105 cm
Materials: natural beeswax honeycomb (made by bees), deer antler mount

Currently on display at HARVEST 2025 exhibition at @lakesidecollection @boijmans
until the 30th of October
@galerieronmandos @ronmandos

#sculpture
#nature
#beeswax
#bees
#madebybees
#honeycomb
#trophy #mantle #deer
#manvsnature

Title: Victory (Trophy)
Year: 2025
Dimensions: 70 x 33 x 105 cm
Materials: natural beeswax honeycomb (made by bees), deer antler mount

Currently on display at HARVEST 2025 exhibition at @lakesidecollection @boijmans
until the 30th of October
@galerieronmandos @ronmandos

#sculpture
#nature
#beeswax
#bees
#madebybees
#honeycomb
#trophy #mantle #deer
#manvsnature

Title: Victory (Trophy)
Year: 2025
Dimensions: 70 x 33 x 105 cm
Materials: natural beeswax honeycomb (made by bees), deer antler mount

Currently on display at HARVEST 2025 exhibition at @lakesidecollection @boijmans
until the 30th of October
@galerieronmandos @ronmandos

#sculpture
#nature
#beeswax
#bees
#madebybees
#honeycomb
#trophy #mantle #deer
#manvsnature

Title: Contrapposto (Gaddi Torso)
Year: 2024-25
Dimensions: 88 x 40 x 224 cm
Height 84 cm (torso only)
Materials: natural beeswax honeycomb (made by bees), polyamid, stainless steel

Based on the famous Gaddi Torso (2nd century BC) from @uffizigalleries which art historians consider a fragment of a centaur (a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse). This sculpture took two years to make and it is the largest single piece made by bees at our Lakeside Bee Farm.

Currently on display at HARVEST 2025 exhibition at @lakesidecollection @boijmans until the 30th of October
@galerieronmandos @ronmandos

Maybe one for @guiness.world.records and @bbcearth @davidattenborough or @discoverychannel

#sculpture #nature #beeswax #bees #madebybees #honeycomb #centaur #manvsnature

Title: Contrapposto (Gaddi Torso)
Year: 2024-25
Dimensions: 88 x 40 x 224 cm
Height 84 cm (torso only)
Materials: natural beeswax honeycomb (made by bees), polyamid, stainless steel

Based on the famous Gaddi Torso (2nd century BC) from @uffizigalleries which art historians consider a fragment of a centaur (a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse). This sculpture took two years to make and it is the largest single piece made by bees at our Lakeside Bee Farm.

Currently on display at HARVEST 2025 exhibition at @lakesidecollection @boijmans until the 30th of October
@galerieronmandos @ronmandos

Maybe one for @guiness.world.records and @bbcearth @davidattenborough or @discoverychannel

#sculpture #nature #beeswax #bees #madebybees #honeycomb #centaur #manvsnature

Title: Contrapposto (Gaddi Torso)
Year: 2024-25
Dimensions: 88 x 40 x 224 cm
Height 84 cm (torso only)
Materials: natural beeswax honeycomb (made by bees), polyamid, stainless steel

Based on the famous Gaddi Torso (2nd century BC) from @uffizigalleries which art historians consider a fragment of a centaur (a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse). This sculpture took two years to make and it is the largest single piece made by bees at our Lakeside Bee Farm.

Currently on display at HARVEST 2025 exhibition at @lakesidecollection @boijmans until the 30th of October
@galerieronmandos @ronmandos

Maybe one for @guiness.world.records and @bbcearth @davidattenborough or @discoverychannel

#sculpture #nature #beeswax #bees #madebybees #honeycomb #centaur #manvsnature

Title: Contrapposto (Gaddi Torso)
Year: 2024-25
Dimensions: 88 x 40 x 224 cm
Height 84 cm (torso only)
Materials: natural beeswax honeycomb (made by bees), polyamid, stainless steel

Based on the famous Gaddi Torso (2nd century BC) from @uffizigalleries which art historians consider a fragment of a centaur (a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse). This sculpture took two years to make and it is the largest single piece made by bees at our Lakeside Bee Farm.

Currently on display at HARVEST 2025 exhibition at @lakesidecollection @boijmans until the 30th of October
@galerieronmandos @ronmandos

Maybe one for @guiness.world.records and @bbcearth @davidattenborough or @discoverychannel

#sculpture #nature #beeswax #bees #madebybees #honeycomb #centaur #manvsnature

Title: Contrapposto (Gaddi Torso)
Year: 2024-25
Dimensions: 88 x 40 x 224 cm
Height 84 cm (torso only)
Materials: natural beeswax honeycomb (made by bees), polyamid, stainless steel

Based on the famous Gaddi Torso (2nd century BC) from @uffizigalleries which art historians consider a fragment of a centaur (a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse). This sculpture took two years to make and it is the largest single piece made by bees at our Lakeside Bee Farm.

Currently on display at HARVEST 2025 exhibition at @lakesidecollection @boijmans until the 30th of October
@galerieronmandos @ronmandos

Maybe one for @guiness.world.records and @bbcearth @davidattenborough or @discoverychannel

#sculpture #nature #beeswax #bees #madebybees #honeycomb #centaur #manvsnature

Title: Contrapposto (Gaddi Torso)
Year: 2024-25
Dimensions: 88 x 40 x 224 cm
Height 84 cm (torso only)
Materials: natural beeswax honeycomb (made by bees), polyamid, stainless steel

Based on the famous Gaddi Torso (2nd century BC) from @uffizigalleries which art historians consider a fragment of a centaur (a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse). This sculpture took two years to make and it is the largest single piece made by bees at our Lakeside Bee Farm.

Currently on display at HARVEST 2025 exhibition at @lakesidecollection @boijmans until the 30th of October
@galerieronmandos @ronmandos

Maybe one for @guiness.world.records and @bbcearth @davidattenborough or @discoverychannel

#sculpture #nature #beeswax #bees #madebybees #honeycomb #centaur #manvsnature

WORLD BEE DAY 2026
throwback my collaboration with @guerlain and @unesco for the WBD in 2022
#WorldBeeDay #bees #nature
Thank you @anncarolineprazan @laetitia.haguenauer for the journey, trust and patience

Inspiration: I was always intrigued by the work of Roxy Paine @roxypaine an American painter and sculptor widely known for his installations that often convey elements of conflict between the natural world and the artificial plains man creates. His often monumental hand-wrought stainless steel trees are set in outdoor public spaces, such as gardens and parks, creating tension between natural and manmade. In addition, his series dedicated to mushrooms, fungi – painstaking, hand-fabricated replicas of nature, explore death and regeneration. Paine has said in @bombmag interview, "I'm interested in taking entities that are organic and outside of the industrial realm, feeding them into an industrial system, and seeing what results from that force-feeding. The end results are a seamless containment of these opposites."

Photo Credits:
1. Ferment © Roxy Paine (2011) Commissioned by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in honor of Martin Friedman through a gift from the Hall Family Foundation
2. Defunct © Roxy Paine (2004) Madison Square Park, 2007
3. Maelstrom © Roxy Paine (2009) MET New York, Commissioned for exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Iris B. and Gerald Cantor Roof Garden
4. Placebo © Roxy Paine (2004) Commissioned by The Saint Louis Art Museum with funds given in memory of John Wooten Moore
5. Inversion © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Gift of Jill and Jay H. Bernstein, Old Westbury, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum
6. Askew © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The North Carolina Museum of Art / Gift in honor of Julia Jones Daniels, chairman of the Board of Trustees (1998 to 2002) and member of the Board of Trustees (1983 to 1995)
7. Psilocybe Cubensis Field © Roxy Paine (1997) / Photo James Cohan Gallery, New York
8. Amanita Muscaria #16 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Phillips Auctioneers LLT
9. Decaying Amanita #4 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Millea Bros Ltd.
10. Decaying Amanita #4

Inspiration: I was always intrigued by the work of Roxy Paine @roxypaine an American painter and sculptor widely known for his installations that often convey elements of conflict between the natural world and the artificial plains man creates. His often monumental hand-wrought stainless steel trees are set in outdoor public spaces, such as gardens and parks, creating tension between natural and manmade. In addition, his series dedicated to mushrooms, fungi – painstaking, hand-fabricated replicas of nature, explore death and regeneration. Paine has said in @bombmag interview, "I'm interested in taking entities that are organic and outside of the industrial realm, feeding them into an industrial system, and seeing what results from that force-feeding. The end results are a seamless containment of these opposites."

Photo Credits:
1. Ferment © Roxy Paine (2011) Commissioned by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in honor of Martin Friedman through a gift from the Hall Family Foundation
2. Defunct © Roxy Paine (2004) Madison Square Park, 2007
3. Maelstrom © Roxy Paine (2009) MET New York, Commissioned for exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Iris B. and Gerald Cantor Roof Garden
4. Placebo © Roxy Paine (2004) Commissioned by The Saint Louis Art Museum with funds given in memory of John Wooten Moore
5. Inversion © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Gift of Jill and Jay H. Bernstein, Old Westbury, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum
6. Askew © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The North Carolina Museum of Art / Gift in honor of Julia Jones Daniels, chairman of the Board of Trustees (1998 to 2002) and member of the Board of Trustees (1983 to 1995)
7. Psilocybe Cubensis Field © Roxy Paine (1997) / Photo James Cohan Gallery, New York
8. Amanita Muscaria #16 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Phillips Auctioneers LLT
9. Decaying Amanita #4 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Millea Bros Ltd.
10. Decaying Amanita #4

Inspiration: I was always intrigued by the work of Roxy Paine @roxypaine an American painter and sculptor widely known for his installations that often convey elements of conflict between the natural world and the artificial plains man creates. His often monumental hand-wrought stainless steel trees are set in outdoor public spaces, such as gardens and parks, creating tension between natural and manmade. In addition, his series dedicated to mushrooms, fungi – painstaking, hand-fabricated replicas of nature, explore death and regeneration. Paine has said in @bombmag interview, "I'm interested in taking entities that are organic and outside of the industrial realm, feeding them into an industrial system, and seeing what results from that force-feeding. The end results are a seamless containment of these opposites."

Photo Credits:
1. Ferment © Roxy Paine (2011) Commissioned by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in honor of Martin Friedman through a gift from the Hall Family Foundation
2. Defunct © Roxy Paine (2004) Madison Square Park, 2007
3. Maelstrom © Roxy Paine (2009) MET New York, Commissioned for exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Iris B. and Gerald Cantor Roof Garden
4. Placebo © Roxy Paine (2004) Commissioned by The Saint Louis Art Museum with funds given in memory of John Wooten Moore
5. Inversion © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Gift of Jill and Jay H. Bernstein, Old Westbury, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum
6. Askew © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The North Carolina Museum of Art / Gift in honor of Julia Jones Daniels, chairman of the Board of Trustees (1998 to 2002) and member of the Board of Trustees (1983 to 1995)
7. Psilocybe Cubensis Field © Roxy Paine (1997) / Photo James Cohan Gallery, New York
8. Amanita Muscaria #16 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Phillips Auctioneers LLT
9. Decaying Amanita #4 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Millea Bros Ltd.
10. Decaying Amanita #4

Inspiration: I was always intrigued by the work of Roxy Paine @roxypaine an American painter and sculptor widely known for his installations that often convey elements of conflict between the natural world and the artificial plains man creates. His often monumental hand-wrought stainless steel trees are set in outdoor public spaces, such as gardens and parks, creating tension between natural and manmade. In addition, his series dedicated to mushrooms, fungi – painstaking, hand-fabricated replicas of nature, explore death and regeneration. Paine has said in @bombmag interview, "I'm interested in taking entities that are organic and outside of the industrial realm, feeding them into an industrial system, and seeing what results from that force-feeding. The end results are a seamless containment of these opposites."

Photo Credits:
1. Ferment © Roxy Paine (2011) Commissioned by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in honor of Martin Friedman through a gift from the Hall Family Foundation
2. Defunct © Roxy Paine (2004) Madison Square Park, 2007
3. Maelstrom © Roxy Paine (2009) MET New York, Commissioned for exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Iris B. and Gerald Cantor Roof Garden
4. Placebo © Roxy Paine (2004) Commissioned by The Saint Louis Art Museum with funds given in memory of John Wooten Moore
5. Inversion © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Gift of Jill and Jay H. Bernstein, Old Westbury, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum
6. Askew © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The North Carolina Museum of Art / Gift in honor of Julia Jones Daniels, chairman of the Board of Trustees (1998 to 2002) and member of the Board of Trustees (1983 to 1995)
7. Psilocybe Cubensis Field © Roxy Paine (1997) / Photo James Cohan Gallery, New York
8. Amanita Muscaria #16 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Phillips Auctioneers LLT
9. Decaying Amanita #4 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Millea Bros Ltd.
10. Decaying Amanita #4

Inspiration: I was always intrigued by the work of Roxy Paine @roxypaine an American painter and sculptor widely known for his installations that often convey elements of conflict between the natural world and the artificial plains man creates. His often monumental hand-wrought stainless steel trees are set in outdoor public spaces, such as gardens and parks, creating tension between natural and manmade. In addition, his series dedicated to mushrooms, fungi – painstaking, hand-fabricated replicas of nature, explore death and regeneration. Paine has said in @bombmag interview, "I'm interested in taking entities that are organic and outside of the industrial realm, feeding them into an industrial system, and seeing what results from that force-feeding. The end results are a seamless containment of these opposites."

Photo Credits:
1. Ferment © Roxy Paine (2011) Commissioned by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in honor of Martin Friedman through a gift from the Hall Family Foundation
2. Defunct © Roxy Paine (2004) Madison Square Park, 2007
3. Maelstrom © Roxy Paine (2009) MET New York, Commissioned for exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Iris B. and Gerald Cantor Roof Garden
4. Placebo © Roxy Paine (2004) Commissioned by The Saint Louis Art Museum with funds given in memory of John Wooten Moore
5. Inversion © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Gift of Jill and Jay H. Bernstein, Old Westbury, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum
6. Askew © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The North Carolina Museum of Art / Gift in honor of Julia Jones Daniels, chairman of the Board of Trustees (1998 to 2002) and member of the Board of Trustees (1983 to 1995)
7. Psilocybe Cubensis Field © Roxy Paine (1997) / Photo James Cohan Gallery, New York
8. Amanita Muscaria #16 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Phillips Auctioneers LLT
9. Decaying Amanita #4 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Millea Bros Ltd.
10. Decaying Amanita #4

Inspiration: I was always intrigued by the work of Roxy Paine @roxypaine an American painter and sculptor widely known for his installations that often convey elements of conflict between the natural world and the artificial plains man creates. His often monumental hand-wrought stainless steel trees are set in outdoor public spaces, such as gardens and parks, creating tension between natural and manmade. In addition, his series dedicated to mushrooms, fungi – painstaking, hand-fabricated replicas of nature, explore death and regeneration. Paine has said in @bombmag interview, "I'm interested in taking entities that are organic and outside of the industrial realm, feeding them into an industrial system, and seeing what results from that force-feeding. The end results are a seamless containment of these opposites."

Photo Credits:
1. Ferment © Roxy Paine (2011) Commissioned by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in honor of Martin Friedman through a gift from the Hall Family Foundation
2. Defunct © Roxy Paine (2004) Madison Square Park, 2007
3. Maelstrom © Roxy Paine (2009) MET New York, Commissioned for exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Iris B. and Gerald Cantor Roof Garden
4. Placebo © Roxy Paine (2004) Commissioned by The Saint Louis Art Museum with funds given in memory of John Wooten Moore
5. Inversion © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Gift of Jill and Jay H. Bernstein, Old Westbury, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum
6. Askew © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The North Carolina Museum of Art / Gift in honor of Julia Jones Daniels, chairman of the Board of Trustees (1998 to 2002) and member of the Board of Trustees (1983 to 1995)
7. Psilocybe Cubensis Field © Roxy Paine (1997) / Photo James Cohan Gallery, New York
8. Amanita Muscaria #16 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Phillips Auctioneers LLT
9. Decaying Amanita #4 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Millea Bros Ltd.
10. Decaying Amanita #4

Inspiration: I was always intrigued by the work of Roxy Paine @roxypaine an American painter and sculptor widely known for his installations that often convey elements of conflict between the natural world and the artificial plains man creates. His often monumental hand-wrought stainless steel trees are set in outdoor public spaces, such as gardens and parks, creating tension between natural and manmade. In addition, his series dedicated to mushrooms, fungi – painstaking, hand-fabricated replicas of nature, explore death and regeneration. Paine has said in @bombmag interview, "I'm interested in taking entities that are organic and outside of the industrial realm, feeding them into an industrial system, and seeing what results from that force-feeding. The end results are a seamless containment of these opposites."

Photo Credits:
1. Ferment © Roxy Paine (2011) Commissioned by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in honor of Martin Friedman through a gift from the Hall Family Foundation
2. Defunct © Roxy Paine (2004) Madison Square Park, 2007
3. Maelstrom © Roxy Paine (2009) MET New York, Commissioned for exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Iris B. and Gerald Cantor Roof Garden
4. Placebo © Roxy Paine (2004) Commissioned by The Saint Louis Art Museum with funds given in memory of John Wooten Moore
5. Inversion © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Gift of Jill and Jay H. Bernstein, Old Westbury, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum
6. Askew © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The North Carolina Museum of Art / Gift in honor of Julia Jones Daniels, chairman of the Board of Trustees (1998 to 2002) and member of the Board of Trustees (1983 to 1995)
7. Psilocybe Cubensis Field © Roxy Paine (1997) / Photo James Cohan Gallery, New York
8. Amanita Muscaria #16 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Phillips Auctioneers LLT
9. Decaying Amanita #4 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Millea Bros Ltd.
10. Decaying Amanita #4

Inspiration: I was always intrigued by the work of Roxy Paine @roxypaine an American painter and sculptor widely known for his installations that often convey elements of conflict between the natural world and the artificial plains man creates. His often monumental hand-wrought stainless steel trees are set in outdoor public spaces, such as gardens and parks, creating tension between natural and manmade. In addition, his series dedicated to mushrooms, fungi – painstaking, hand-fabricated replicas of nature, explore death and regeneration. Paine has said in @bombmag interview, "I'm interested in taking entities that are organic and outside of the industrial realm, feeding them into an industrial system, and seeing what results from that force-feeding. The end results are a seamless containment of these opposites."

Photo Credits:
1. Ferment © Roxy Paine (2011) Commissioned by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in honor of Martin Friedman through a gift from the Hall Family Foundation
2. Defunct © Roxy Paine (2004) Madison Square Park, 2007
3. Maelstrom © Roxy Paine (2009) MET New York, Commissioned for exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Iris B. and Gerald Cantor Roof Garden
4. Placebo © Roxy Paine (2004) Commissioned by The Saint Louis Art Museum with funds given in memory of John Wooten Moore
5. Inversion © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Gift of Jill and Jay H. Bernstein, Old Westbury, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum
6. Askew © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The North Carolina Museum of Art / Gift in honor of Julia Jones Daniels, chairman of the Board of Trustees (1998 to 2002) and member of the Board of Trustees (1983 to 1995)
7. Psilocybe Cubensis Field © Roxy Paine (1997) / Photo James Cohan Gallery, New York
8. Amanita Muscaria #16 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Phillips Auctioneers LLT
9. Decaying Amanita #4 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Millea Bros Ltd.
10. Decaying Amanita #4

Inspiration: I was always intrigued by the work of Roxy Paine @roxypaine an American painter and sculptor widely known for his installations that often convey elements of conflict between the natural world and the artificial plains man creates. His often monumental hand-wrought stainless steel trees are set in outdoor public spaces, such as gardens and parks, creating tension between natural and manmade. In addition, his series dedicated to mushrooms, fungi – painstaking, hand-fabricated replicas of nature, explore death and regeneration. Paine has said in @bombmag interview, "I'm interested in taking entities that are organic and outside of the industrial realm, feeding them into an industrial system, and seeing what results from that force-feeding. The end results are a seamless containment of these opposites."

Photo Credits:
1. Ferment © Roxy Paine (2011) Commissioned by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in honor of Martin Friedman through a gift from the Hall Family Foundation
2. Defunct © Roxy Paine (2004) Madison Square Park, 2007
3. Maelstrom © Roxy Paine (2009) MET New York, Commissioned for exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Iris B. and Gerald Cantor Roof Garden
4. Placebo © Roxy Paine (2004) Commissioned by The Saint Louis Art Museum with funds given in memory of John Wooten Moore
5. Inversion © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Gift of Jill and Jay H. Bernstein, Old Westbury, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum
6. Askew © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The North Carolina Museum of Art / Gift in honor of Julia Jones Daniels, chairman of the Board of Trustees (1998 to 2002) and member of the Board of Trustees (1983 to 1995)
7. Psilocybe Cubensis Field © Roxy Paine (1997) / Photo James Cohan Gallery, New York
8. Amanita Muscaria #16 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Phillips Auctioneers LLT
9. Decaying Amanita #4 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Millea Bros Ltd.
10. Decaying Amanita #4

Inspiration: I was always intrigued by the work of Roxy Paine @roxypaine an American painter and sculptor widely known for his installations that often convey elements of conflict between the natural world and the artificial plains man creates. His often monumental hand-wrought stainless steel trees are set in outdoor public spaces, such as gardens and parks, creating tension between natural and manmade. In addition, his series dedicated to mushrooms, fungi – painstaking, hand-fabricated replicas of nature, explore death and regeneration. Paine has said in @bombmag interview, "I'm interested in taking entities that are organic and outside of the industrial realm, feeding them into an industrial system, and seeing what results from that force-feeding. The end results are a seamless containment of these opposites."

Photo Credits:
1. Ferment © Roxy Paine (2011) Commissioned by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in honor of Martin Friedman through a gift from the Hall Family Foundation
2. Defunct © Roxy Paine (2004) Madison Square Park, 2007
3. Maelstrom © Roxy Paine (2009) MET New York, Commissioned for exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Iris B. and Gerald Cantor Roof Garden
4. Placebo © Roxy Paine (2004) Commissioned by The Saint Louis Art Museum with funds given in memory of John Wooten Moore
5. Inversion © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Gift of Jill and Jay H. Bernstein, Old Westbury, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum
6. Askew © Roxy Paine (2009) Commissioned by The North Carolina Museum of Art / Gift in honor of Julia Jones Daniels, chairman of the Board of Trustees (1998 to 2002) and member of the Board of Trustees (1983 to 1995)
7. Psilocybe Cubensis Field © Roxy Paine (1997) / Photo James Cohan Gallery, New York
8. Amanita Muscaria #16 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Phillips Auctioneers LLT
9. Decaying Amanita #4 © Roxy Paine (2003) / Photo by Millea Bros Ltd.
10. Decaying Amanita #4

Inspiration: One of my all time favourite sculptures series Ripetere il bosco (1969-2016) by @giuseppe_penone. Carved from a single tree trunk, the artist follows growth rings and reveals a tree at the certain age. Minimal. Powerful.

Excerpt from 2024 @boursedecommerce interview:

“You have made nature your subject, trees in particular. Why?

Wood retains traces of the passage of time, and this allows us to enter the material and to estimate this time when we look at the cross-section of a tree. One day, in looking at a small board, I noticed a knot in the wood, and I understood that this was a ring in the tree’s growth. That inspired me to try to rediscover the form of a tree within a small beam. This piece is being exhibited in the Rotunda of the museum. That was the first tree I made, back in 1969.

At the time, this approach also held a dialectical interest in relation to minimalist art, which was characterised by geometric, industrial forms. I was instead working with wood beams. I calculated a certain number of years, and then I removed the wood around a growth ring to reveal the tree’s shape at that age. It was a way for this material to go back in time, and to return a sense of life to the beam, which had become a soulless material. This idea prompted me to search for a way to reveal the trees in the beams over time. I have worked in this vein my whole life, and I continue to do so. One day, I would like to collect all these trees, this forest that I have uncovered within this wooden material.”

Inspiration: One of my all time favourite sculptures series Ripetere il bosco (1969-2016) by @giuseppe_penone. Carved from a single tree trunk, the artist follows growth rings and reveals a tree at the certain age. Minimal. Powerful.

Excerpt from 2024 @boursedecommerce interview:

“You have made nature your subject, trees in particular. Why?

Wood retains traces of the passage of time, and this allows us to enter the material and to estimate this time when we look at the cross-section of a tree. One day, in looking at a small board, I noticed a knot in the wood, and I understood that this was a ring in the tree’s growth. That inspired me to try to rediscover the form of a tree within a small beam. This piece is being exhibited in the Rotunda of the museum. That was the first tree I made, back in 1969.

At the time, this approach also held a dialectical interest in relation to minimalist art, which was characterised by geometric, industrial forms. I was instead working with wood beams. I calculated a certain number of years, and then I removed the wood around a growth ring to reveal the tree’s shape at that age. It was a way for this material to go back in time, and to return a sense of life to the beam, which had become a soulless material. This idea prompted me to search for a way to reveal the trees in the beams over time. I have worked in this vein my whole life, and I continue to do so. One day, I would like to collect all these trees, this forest that I have uncovered within this wooden material.”

Inspiration: One of my all time favourite sculptures series Ripetere il bosco (1969-2016) by @giuseppe_penone. Carved from a single tree trunk, the artist follows growth rings and reveals a tree at the certain age. Minimal. Powerful.

Excerpt from 2024 @boursedecommerce interview:

“You have made nature your subject, trees in particular. Why?

Wood retains traces of the passage of time, and this allows us to enter the material and to estimate this time when we look at the cross-section of a tree. One day, in looking at a small board, I noticed a knot in the wood, and I understood that this was a ring in the tree’s growth. That inspired me to try to rediscover the form of a tree within a small beam. This piece is being exhibited in the Rotunda of the museum. That was the first tree I made, back in 1969.

At the time, this approach also held a dialectical interest in relation to minimalist art, which was characterised by geometric, industrial forms. I was instead working with wood beams. I calculated a certain number of years, and then I removed the wood around a growth ring to reveal the tree’s shape at that age. It was a way for this material to go back in time, and to return a sense of life to the beam, which had become a soulless material. This idea prompted me to search for a way to reveal the trees in the beams over time. I have worked in this vein my whole life, and I continue to do so. One day, I would like to collect all these trees, this forest that I have uncovered within this wooden material.”

Inspiration: One of my all time favourite sculptures series Ripetere il bosco (1969-2016) by @giuseppe_penone. Carved from a single tree trunk, the artist follows growth rings and reveals a tree at the certain age. Minimal. Powerful.

Excerpt from 2024 @boursedecommerce interview:

“You have made nature your subject, trees in particular. Why?

Wood retains traces of the passage of time, and this allows us to enter the material and to estimate this time when we look at the cross-section of a tree. One day, in looking at a small board, I noticed a knot in the wood, and I understood that this was a ring in the tree’s growth. That inspired me to try to rediscover the form of a tree within a small beam. This piece is being exhibited in the Rotunda of the museum. That was the first tree I made, back in 1969.

At the time, this approach also held a dialectical interest in relation to minimalist art, which was characterised by geometric, industrial forms. I was instead working with wood beams. I calculated a certain number of years, and then I removed the wood around a growth ring to reveal the tree’s shape at that age. It was a way for this material to go back in time, and to return a sense of life to the beam, which had become a soulless material. This idea prompted me to search for a way to reveal the trees in the beams over time. I have worked in this vein my whole life, and I continue to do so. One day, I would like to collect all these trees, this forest that I have uncovered within this wooden material.”

Title: The Ritual (a.k.a. Moka Express)
Year: 2024
Dimensions: 20 x 14 x 25 cm
Materials: natural beeswax, PA
Technique: made by bees
Private Collection, Netherlands

#art #sculpture #nature #bees #coffee
@galerieronmandos @ronmandos

mokaexpress @bialetti @bialetti_italia in collaboration with @gianluigi_ricuperati and @kway_official

Title: The Ritual (a.k.a. Moka Express)
Year: 2024
Dimensions: 20 x 14 x 25 cm
Materials: natural beeswax, PA
Technique: made by bees
Private Collection, Netherlands

#art #sculpture #nature #bees #coffee
@galerieronmandos @ronmandos

mokaexpress @bialetti @bialetti_italia in collaboration with @gianluigi_ricuperati and @kway_official

Tomorrow @chiostrodelbramante_roma you have the last chance to see the bust of Hadrian “made by bees” which was made as part of the “Crafted by Bees” project and exhibition @israel_museum

From February 14, 2025 to February 22, 2026, “Flowers. Art from the Renaissance to Artificial Intelligence” presents a journey where the endlessly evocative power of flowers emerges. The show brings together art, science, and technology creating a universal narrative that spans the centuries: from the masterpieces of Jan Brueghel to Ai Weiwei and latest experimentation with digital technologies in contemporary art.

Photographs:
1. © Studio Libertiny
2. © Flowers Exhibition Rome 2025 by Giovanni De Angelis
3. © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by John Williams / Statue of the Emperor Hadrian, Fort of the Seventh Roman Ala (regiment) – Tel Shalem, Jordan Valley, 130 CE, bronze and lead / Israel Antiquities Authority 1975-763
4. © The Israel Museum
6. © Studio Libertiny

#art #sculpture #bees #beeswax #nature #hadrian #emperor #flowers #chiostrodelbramante #jerusalem #israelmuseum

Tomorrow @chiostrodelbramante_roma you have the last chance to see the bust of Hadrian “made by bees” which was made as part of the “Crafted by Bees” project and exhibition @israel_museum

From February 14, 2025 to February 22, 2026, “Flowers. Art from the Renaissance to Artificial Intelligence” presents a journey where the endlessly evocative power of flowers emerges. The show brings together art, science, and technology creating a universal narrative that spans the centuries: from the masterpieces of Jan Brueghel to Ai Weiwei and latest experimentation with digital technologies in contemporary art.

Photographs:
1. © Studio Libertiny
2. © Flowers Exhibition Rome 2025 by Giovanni De Angelis
3. © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by John Williams / Statue of the Emperor Hadrian, Fort of the Seventh Roman Ala (regiment) – Tel Shalem, Jordan Valley, 130 CE, bronze and lead / Israel Antiquities Authority 1975-763
4. © The Israel Museum
6. © Studio Libertiny

#art #sculpture #bees #beeswax #nature #hadrian #emperor #flowers #chiostrodelbramante #jerusalem #israelmuseum

Tomorrow @chiostrodelbramante_roma you have the last chance to see the bust of Hadrian “made by bees” which was made as part of the “Crafted by Bees” project and exhibition @israel_museum

From February 14, 2025 to February 22, 2026, “Flowers. Art from the Renaissance to Artificial Intelligence” presents a journey where the endlessly evocative power of flowers emerges. The show brings together art, science, and technology creating a universal narrative that spans the centuries: from the masterpieces of Jan Brueghel to Ai Weiwei and latest experimentation with digital technologies in contemporary art.

Photographs:
1. © Studio Libertiny
2. © Flowers Exhibition Rome 2025 by Giovanni De Angelis
3. © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by John Williams / Statue of the Emperor Hadrian, Fort of the Seventh Roman Ala (regiment) – Tel Shalem, Jordan Valley, 130 CE, bronze and lead / Israel Antiquities Authority 1975-763
4. © The Israel Museum
6. © Studio Libertiny

#art #sculpture #bees #beeswax #nature #hadrian #emperor #flowers #chiostrodelbramante #jerusalem #israelmuseum

Tomorrow @chiostrodelbramante_roma you have the last chance to see the bust of Hadrian “made by bees” which was made as part of the “Crafted by Bees” project and exhibition @israel_museum

From February 14, 2025 to February 22, 2026, “Flowers. Art from the Renaissance to Artificial Intelligence” presents a journey where the endlessly evocative power of flowers emerges. The show brings together art, science, and technology creating a universal narrative that spans the centuries: from the masterpieces of Jan Brueghel to Ai Weiwei and latest experimentation with digital technologies in contemporary art.

Photographs:
1. © Studio Libertiny
2. © Flowers Exhibition Rome 2025 by Giovanni De Angelis
3. © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by John Williams / Statue of the Emperor Hadrian, Fort of the Seventh Roman Ala (regiment) – Tel Shalem, Jordan Valley, 130 CE, bronze and lead / Israel Antiquities Authority 1975-763
4. © The Israel Museum
6. © Studio Libertiny

#art #sculpture #bees #beeswax #nature #hadrian #emperor #flowers #chiostrodelbramante #jerusalem #israelmuseum

Tomorrow @chiostrodelbramante_roma you have the last chance to see the bust of Hadrian “made by bees” which was made as part of the “Crafted by Bees” project and exhibition @israel_museum

From February 14, 2025 to February 22, 2026, “Flowers. Art from the Renaissance to Artificial Intelligence” presents a journey where the endlessly evocative power of flowers emerges. The show brings together art, science, and technology creating a universal narrative that spans the centuries: from the masterpieces of Jan Brueghel to Ai Weiwei and latest experimentation with digital technologies in contemporary art.

Photographs:
1. © Studio Libertiny
2. © Flowers Exhibition Rome 2025 by Giovanni De Angelis
3. © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by John Williams / Statue of the Emperor Hadrian, Fort of the Seventh Roman Ala (regiment) – Tel Shalem, Jordan Valley, 130 CE, bronze and lead / Israel Antiquities Authority 1975-763
4. © The Israel Museum
6. © Studio Libertiny

#art #sculpture #bees #beeswax #nature #hadrian #emperor #flowers #chiostrodelbramante #jerusalem #israelmuseum

Title: Atatürk
Year: 2022
Materials: natural beeswax, glass, copper, aluminum, PA
Dimensions: 50 x 50 x 70 cm
Collection: @lakesidecollection

The “made by bees” beeswax bust is an artistic impression of the emblematic likeness of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of Republic of Türkiye. Known for his key role in the establishment of modern state of Türkiye, he brought into motion unprecedented and radical changes to the post-Ottoman society such as the right to free speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of movement, freedom of religion, women suffrage, inheritance to women and separation of church and state. His strong believe in power of education led to introduction of Latin script known as the "Alphabet Revolution”.

#tomaslibertiny #madebybees #art #sculpture #ataturk #mustafakemalataturk #beeswax #nature #bees

Title: Atatürk
Year: 2022
Materials: natural beeswax, glass, copper, aluminum, PA
Dimensions: 50 x 50 x 70 cm
Collection: @lakesidecollection

The “made by bees” beeswax bust is an artistic impression of the emblematic likeness of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of Republic of Türkiye. Known for his key role in the establishment of modern state of Türkiye, he brought into motion unprecedented and radical changes to the post-Ottoman society such as the right to free speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of movement, freedom of religion, women suffrage, inheritance to women and separation of church and state. His strong believe in power of education led to introduction of Latin script known as the "Alphabet Revolution”.

#tomaslibertiny #madebybees #art #sculpture #ataturk #mustafakemalataturk #beeswax #nature #bees

Title: Atatürk
Year: 2022
Materials: natural beeswax, glass, copper, aluminum, PA
Dimensions: 50 x 50 x 70 cm
Collection: @lakesidecollection

The “made by bees” beeswax bust is an artistic impression of the emblematic likeness of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of Republic of Türkiye. Known for his key role in the establishment of modern state of Türkiye, he brought into motion unprecedented and radical changes to the post-Ottoman society such as the right to free speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of movement, freedom of religion, women suffrage, inheritance to women and separation of church and state. His strong believe in power of education led to introduction of Latin script known as the "Alphabet Revolution”.

#tomaslibertiny #madebybees #art #sculpture #ataturk #mustafakemalataturk #beeswax #nature #bees

Title: Atatürk
Year: 2022
Materials: natural beeswax, glass, copper, aluminum, PA
Dimensions: 50 x 50 x 70 cm
Collection: @lakesidecollection

The “made by bees” beeswax bust is an artistic impression of the emblematic likeness of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of Republic of Türkiye. Known for his key role in the establishment of modern state of Türkiye, he brought into motion unprecedented and radical changes to the post-Ottoman society such as the right to free speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of movement, freedom of religion, women suffrage, inheritance to women and separation of church and state. His strong believe in power of education led to introduction of Latin script known as the "Alphabet Revolution”.

#tomaslibertiny #madebybees #art #sculpture #ataturk #mustafakemalataturk #beeswax #nature #bees

Happy New Year 2026 ☀️

Title: Wine Glass (Holy Grail)
Year: 2024-25
Materials: natural beeswax, crystal
Dimensions: ø 11 x 27 cm
Photo © Studio Libertiny
Series of 7 unique pieces

@galerieronmandos
📍 Bee Farm @lakesidecollection

... coffee with sugar anyone?
Title: The Ritual (a.k.a. Moka Express)
Year: 2024
Dimensions: 20 x 14 x 25 cm
Materials: natural beeswax, PA
Technique: made by bees

#mokaexpress @bialetti @bialetti_italia in collaboration with @gianluigi_ricuperati and @kway_official
#art #sculpture #nature
#beeswax #bees #madebybees #honeycomb
#manvsnature #ritual #coffee

@galerieronmandos

... coffee with sugar anyone?
Title: The Ritual (a.k.a. Moka Express)
Year: 2024
Dimensions: 20 x 14 x 25 cm
Materials: natural beeswax, PA
Technique: made by bees

#mokaexpress @bialetti @bialetti_italia in collaboration with @gianluigi_ricuperati and @kway_official
#art #sculpture #nature
#beeswax #bees #madebybees #honeycomb
#manvsnature #ritual #coffee

@galerieronmandos

The last walk through my show @museumkranenburgh 🍂
For Eternity (24/06 - 16/11/25)

Mega thank you to everyone who helped, contributed and made this possible: @museumkranenburgh @adrianagonzalezhulshof @heleen.dijkhuizen @lakesidecollection @stedelijk.museum.schiedam @hesteralberdingkthijm @akzonobelartfoundation @warpagency @karelglazener @galerieronmandos The Ekard Collection, Paul Schweitzer, Jean-Luc Radermecker and many more that prefer to stay anonymous. Thank you to sponsors: @abbrobotics @bregil.metaal @organicbeeswax
Thank you to all the collaborators: @javidjooshesh @teunverkerk and the exhibition designer/architect Thomas Bennen Ruimtelijke Vormgeving
This exhibition was made possible thanks to grants and support from: @cultuurfonds @mondriaanfonds
@fonds21 Fonds NME and Triodos Foundation
Cover photo @aadhoogendoorn @olidzupi