Most people think of cameos as formal and sentimental; something sweet and Victorian, pinned to a high-collar lace shirt or carved with a dowager portrait. But today’s cameos are anything but sweet ...

Last week, during the opening of the 2019 Venice Biennale, artists Cindy Sherman and Catherine Opie unveiled their collaborative project: a series of contemporary cameos carved from shells, based on ...

Every art, whether major or minor, has its capital: Music has Vienna; fashion, Milan; haute cuisine, Paris. Even the somewhat obscure art of cameo-carving has its acknowledged center: Torre del Greco ...

CAMEOS—WEARABLE PORTRAITS carved in relief on materials like shell, lava and agate—were once known for their noble and dignified subjects: Roman emperors, queens and figures from Greek mythology. Now, ...

VERY woman in the Western world seems to have at least one cameo, often a keepsake handed down from a grandmother or favorite aunt, yet many never see the light of day. Distinctly of another time, ...

Artists turn ordinary shells into coveted artworks featuring various elements, such as birds, flowers and rabbits. [Photo provided to China Daily] As some parts of shells are fragile and hard to be ...

MICANOPY—If art is something folks are seeking along with spring blooms and soft breezes, it’s easy enough to find some, especially this time of the year. In Micanopy, where visitors can find oil ...