Arne Tjomsland started mass production of wooden animal figures: his polar bear souvenirs saw orders of 500 pieces at a time. Also beautifully stylized was his arctic musk ox. Not sanded smooth, but with a pattern of delicate stripes suggesting the thick fur. Thick leather […]
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Katrien Doms’ tormented landscape is created by burning the top layer of wooden panels. She creates deserted plains, dried-up waterfalls and charred fields. Katrien Doms’ tormented landscape Water-Fall. Katrien Doms (1977, Belgium) is one of the visual artists who has specialized in wooden objects that
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Burning ballerina refers to the historical phenomenon of ballerina costumes that could easily catch fire. Gas lamps used to serve as dangerous stage lighting. The dramatic consequences: severe burns and even the death of a dancer. Being a ballerina used to be a life-threatening profession.
Ed Elliott burned an angel. That is to say: the top layer, the skin of the wooden sculpture. He turned this effect into a recognizable style feature. The annual rings in the wood that emerged through fire give his ‘burned’ sculptures an extra natural dimension
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Yuhao Zhu designed the wooden cuddle chair HUG, the Hug Chair. The chair functions as a physical embrace, an invitation to become a tree hugger. A wooden chair to embrace: the HUG by Yuhao Zhu. The young unknown Chinese designer Yuhao Zhu designed a chair
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Wonderstones of burned wood, stacked on top of each other like cairns, the ancient primitive signposts in the mountains. Together they form a face, with a high stacked hairdo. Carved from a remnant of industrial spruce wood, intended for sustainable prefab wood construction. Wonderstones, the
Polonaise with a Mermaid is a preliminary study, carved in beautifully grained elm wood. In the future large version, the three figures will ‘walk around’, as a relief in a thick red cedar trunk. Polonaise with a Mermaid measures 47.5 by 19.5 centimeters. This sculpture
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Barbara Hepworth and her spiritual circles will always remain connected. The round holes in her wooden sculptures offer a glimpse into sacred landscapes. Not only on earth but also a view of the sun, the moon and the universe. Barbara Hepworth and her spiritual circle,
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Future Outlook 2025 is the title of my latest commissioned wooden sculpture. It is based on an earlier relief of a hand pushing aside a theater curtain: ‘Stage Fright’. The beautifully grained elm wood provides the basis for the folds of the curtain. Future Outlook
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Adriaen van Wesel worked under his own name. Because of this he remained known, while virtually all his colleagues from the late Middle Ages have remained anonymous. They worked as ‘nameless’ sculptors in the workshops of ‘masters’. Adriaen van Wesel worked under his own name.
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