Visitors to a mall grasp at air as they try out an augmented reality experience of a digital art gala in Beijing, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

A model gets her outfit arranged backstage before showcasing the collection by Zhang Kejia during the China Fashion Week in Beijing on March 26, 2019. (Photo by Nicolas Asfouri/AFP Photo)

General view during First Round Group A basketball game Ivory Coast v China in the FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Wukesong Arena in Beijing, China on August 31, 2019. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)

A model presents a creation for a make-up styling show by Mao Geping at China Fashion Week in Beijing, China March 26, 2018. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)

A woman wades through floodwaters next to rescue workers after remnants of Typhoon Doksuri brought rains and floods in Beijing, China on August 2, 2023. (Photo by Tingshu Wang/Reuters)

This picture taken on June 18, 2025 shows a woman posing for a picture next to the character Mokoko as she visits Pop Mart's theme park Pop Land in Beijing. (Photo by Pedro Pardo/AFP Photo)

Models present a creations by Maggie Ma collection during the SS2026 China Fashion Week, in Beijing, China, Tuesday, September 9, 2025. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)

Artist Robert Mickelson is an expert sculptor whose medium of choice happens to be glass. There's something so pure and serene about glass. Perhaps it's the material's transparency coupled with its fragility. Whatever it may be, Mickelson knows how to accentuate the element's most appealing qualities. Each of his life-like sculptural pieces exude realism with a refined quality.