The oldest known depiction of a wood carver is Greek. It shows a naked man seated, holding a bust between his knees. The scene is placed on the inside of a drinking cup and dates to around 520–500 BCE. The cup is now in the […]
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Gehard Demetz doubles faces. Especially those of children, who at a young age are forced to adopt existing role models as identity. A girl is presented with the attributes of the Virgin Mary, which function almost as a mask. Gehard Demetz doubles faces, like this
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Ursula von Rydingsvard wishes goodnight. That is to say: her artwork with the Polish title Do Nocy does so with a smile. It is characteristic of this artist to transform wood into a personality, with human emotions and human forms such as a mouth. Ursula
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