David Shrigley has returned to the school where he first took his first proper art lessons, bringing along a giant praying ...

Rispal gained critical and commercial acclaim for his iconic floor lamp design, nicknamed the Praying Mantis, which borrowed heavily from aesthetically organic Scandinavian design. With bodies ...

Praying mantises have mastered the art of how not to be seen. Their camouflage has both defensive and offensive applications – it helps them avoid being preyed upon, and it also helps them sneak up on ...

Leicestershire artist David Shrigley has returned to the school where he took his first proper art lessons to install a giant ...

The praying mantis was slowly walking along the edge of the parking lot, not a bug friendly place. Maybe it had hitched a ride on the front of someone’s car. Measuring about 2 to 3.5 inches long ...

He pushed me to go to art school. He was really encouraging ... Shrigley says making a work about a praying mantis—“the coolest insect that looks like something from another planet ...

Even though it happens every fall, I’m always pleasantly surprised to find a praying mantis egg case. In our garden, I found the first one a couple of weeks ago. I’m sure there were others ...

David Shrigley has returned to the school where he first took his first proper art lessons, bringing along a giant praying mantis sculpture. The Turner-nominated artist was a student at Beauchamp ...