B&W PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART CONTEST | The Morton Arboretum

Wood carving is a type of fine art that creates volumetric-spatial images of material objects, mostly human images. Because the depiction of environment, landscape, lighting, etc., is almost inaccessible to sculpture, it focuses all its artistic means on revealing the richness and various aspects of the human image through its plastic characterization.

The faces of the characters are trembling, emotional and convey the captured moments of endless movement and inner experiences. They are strongly connected to the world around us, not only because they are made of wood, but also with the subtext of the image. The individual parts of the figures and their relief decorative ornamentation emphasize the attention of the viewers on the mini-stories told by the author. The sculptures show those areas of the human figures that, activated at a certain moment, interact with the environment and respond to different emotions and feelings. The figures have a constant dialogue with the viewers, prompting them to think, influencing their perceptions, through the visualization of their own thoughts.

The first impression upon seeing these sculptures is that they are hanging in the air. In fact, the secret is in the supporting structure of the compositions. The figures themselves are made of wood. Looking at these artistic figures, the viewer mechanically tries to connect the separate parts into a whole. Through the huge voids in the images, the spaces behind the sculptures themselves are revealed, creating a sense of infinity, depending on where the strange figures are placed. This symbolizes those changes that accompany the strangers who set out on a journey. It is the road and the journey itself that fills a person with new emotions, impressions, searches and internal transformations. Look at the faces of these strange figures!

For the creator, the art of creating is above all an opportunity to express your emotions and help people reach understanding and harmony more easily.

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