John Mayock’s sculptures have always been rooted in his interest in music and language and especially in the influence of landscape on the Irish language and on traditional Irish music. Much of his work up to the late 90s attempts to interpret these influences in physical space with an emphasis on rhythm, the cyclical repetition of forms and the generation of meaning through abstraction. From a formal point of view the work has also been influenced by an interest in the human figure and in the complexities of our interaction with the physical world. As a traditional sculptor he has worked predominantly in natural materials, wood and stone in particular. This decision wasbased on a number of factors his interest in the skills and techniques associated with these materials, an interest in the role of physical work in the creative process and pursuit of a rural rather than an urban idiom.
29th Mar 2013✧11:29
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pandamandium:

WOODwave Paneling_Eliza Mikus

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For their latest project called ‘Fire Drawings’ London-based Studio Glithero created these beautiful art pieces by scorching designs into wood using fire. Each piece in the series choreographs a different path of a flame, that starts burning from a single fuse and then branches and multiples towards a climax; A burning circle of fire.

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teaim:

Brazilian artist Henrique Oliveira creates sculptures of tree trunks, making them look like they burst through the walls of the galleries. Awesome. 

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4th Jan 2012✧18:2088 notes
‘weaving forest’ by super nature design multidisciplinary studio super nature design shanghai completed ‘weaving forest’, an art installation consisting of two wooden reindeer forms and smaller structures connected by lines of yarn. visitors were invited to wrapped the multi-colored string around the forms themselves, hooking it onto protruding screws. over time the interactions created a woven blanket such that eventually the shapes underneath could no longer be seen. the project was designed as a demonstration of the power of the collective, reminding people of their social responsibility and allowing them to reflect on their environmental impact. the installation was on exhibition at the ‘detour 2011’ festival in hong kong.
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Barbara Hepworth, Pelagos, Elm wood with colour and strings, 1946 (BH 133), Tate
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Claire McCluskey, Things Happen The Way They Happen Because Of The Things That Have Happened Already, 50cm diameter, wood and thread, 2011

Photographed by Stephen Maybury

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