Bruno Walpoth II

 Bruno Walpoth's Pinocchio

Wolfgang Stiller

 

Matchstick men byWolfgang Stiller in PU Wood and PVA, this installation consists of several larger than life half burnt matchsticks which represent people suffering from a work burnout. 

"One could read those burned matches as worn-out or burned-out human beings. The installation can appear like a battlefield or just like some playground where someone played around with matches and dropped them. All the heads I’ve used so far are from Chinese people. This sometimes leads to the assumption that this is a criticism of the Chinese government. One can read it that way, but I think this metaphor could be used for any western system as well. The matchboxes could be simply seen as formal elements within the installation, as coffins or simply as matchboxes. I actually like to keep it open since I don’t like art that leaves no space for one’s own imagination." Wolfgang Stiller

Olana Light

 

Olana Light's work for the CAS Emerging Sculptor Award, Sculptural Intervention, Birch Tree.

Martin Jarrie II

 More work's from the eclectic surreal French artist Martin Jarrie.

Steven Bartlet

'Material and process is at the heart of the work of Maine sculptor Steve Bartlett. Using a self taught construction technique, he assembles individually steam bent sections of wood, adding one piece to the next by hand. Starting with a specific shape in mind, intuition and the characteristics inherent in wood determine the evolution of the work. Suggestive of nature and the human body, his pieces emerge as substantial and well considered, intentional and enigmatic.' Steven Bartlet

 

Yuta Nishiura

Exquisite carved sculpture by Japanese artist Yuta Nishiura

 

Hideo Sawada I

Very simple but evocative sculptures by Hideo Sawada. 

Princess Pea India

Above: Every Day is a protest. Below: Body Shaming, These are examples of the work of anonymous artist Princes Pea is from Gurugram, India whose tiny sculptures/ toys are wonderfully political and challenging and have steamed from Princess Peas big head performance art work. 

This body of work by Princess Peais to inspire and empower, and also to revive and sustain the dying Indian craft of wood-turning, here made using local resources in the village of Etikoppaka. 

Traditional woodcraft in this area is said to have been practiced since 300 BC, with the creation of decorative ornaments and images of deities. ‘The Pea Family’ of toys is helping to sustain this tradition.

 

Tach Pollard

Tach Pollard works mainly in carved and burnt Hawthorn creating creatures resonating with mythology and folklore.

Bogda Smal

Bogdan Smal using charred wood and iron nails has been exploring ideas about rocks and stones. In doing so he has created these stunning visually dynamic textural pieces.

Is the stone absolutely motionless? Does it remember seething by lava, hot and alive? 

Sarah Kaye Rodden

Sarah K Rodden studied Fine Art at Newcastle University,during which time she met Anthony Caro in his studio.
Sarah explored 3D design in a larger and more conceptual way while working for important creatives including Thomas Heatherwick, Ilse Crawford and Faye Toogood, spanning the disciplines of installations, public art, and interiors.
These sculptures are elegant sculptural assemblages with elements that can be rearranged.

Yun Suknam I

Yun Suknam is a Korean artist and sculptor, these works are from her installation called lengthened. Yun Suknam is in her late 70's and has been creating incredible timber sculptures about human existence and in particular the experience of women in korean society. In her sculptures the angular abstraction of cut timber is combined with softer carved elements and colour. Sometimes Yun combines pieces of furniture with her figures adding to the sense of utilitarian invisibility of women in the home.

Jakub Ostoja-Lniski

Jakub Ostoja-Lniski is a Polish sculptor who works figuratively in wood.

Aron Demetz III

 Aron Demetz sculptures are evolving into such powerful expressions of emotion and humanity, heartbreaking in their shredded wretchedness. Work that first bowled me over for its physical perfection now pulls at my heart strings for it's expression of human frailty, simply breathtaking!

Henrique Oliveira III

Henrique Oliveira's Making Of Baitogogo at The Palais de Tokyo, Paris 2013.
It has been a long time since I featured the work of Henrique Oliveira but every time I stumble upon his creations I am filled with renewed wonder at the complexity, monumentality and structure of his work. It's shredded quality, a metaphor of destruction or rejuvenation is powerful and moving.

Thomas Dambo

Thomas Dambo is incredibly inventive and creative and uses recycled timbers to create sculptures that are very charismatic and interactive as seating or playscapes. Thomas is from Odense, Denmark and originally trained as a carpenter but found the work to repetitive and not creative enough. In 2005 he started his studies at Kolding School of Design and now has a studio in Copenhagen.

"I truly love working with scrap wood. There’s so much of it everywhere so I can pretty much build what ever I can imagine. I hope my sculptures will inspire others to recycle." Thomas Dambo