Nash at Kew

[dervishcarving]

I guess art is in teh eye of the beholder. Personally i think jackson pollock was an eeejit but many liked his work. same goes for this 'art'. I think the first one could be carved from sycamore and is a styalised sycamore seed. could be. could easily be a musical note or just some 'bits 'o wood'

The rest of it.... I'm not a fan, the upside-down trees that look a bit like people (or Tree-Ents if you like the lord of the rings stuff) are quite a clever demonstration of an ability to cut branches at EXACTLY the right length but that's about it.

mind you.... i also think most 'modern' music is rubbish and a good steak pie beats just about anything that Heston Bloominidiot could cook, so maybe my tastes don't always align with Mr Nash

[Gareth Dalzell]

To be honest I can't see nay of that as art!

 

Most of it is trees cut vertically in half and some turned upside down......Art in my eyes is a healthy looking tree that has grown huge and looks as it should do, or a prune or pollard that has been done right.

 

Or a job that went without incident with a good looking tree left at the end of it.

 

Just my opinion.

 

I can see what you mean on some of them. I think the tree deserves more credit or as much as Nash. The first two though are sweet because of what they have been transformed into and show a real skill in their creation by Nash

[silky fox]

Saw these lumps being Delivered for a Carving display at Kew Gardens last week...The crane driver following the convoy said the first trunk weighed in at 11.5 tons!

[armybloke]

I'm making a pilgramage that way soon so I will make use of my free entry card and pay a visit. Do love a bit of 'art in the park'.

 

Thanks for posting the pics.

[David Humphries]

Saw these lumps being Delivered for a Carving display at Kew Gardens last week...The crane driver following the convoy said the first trunk weighed in at 11.5 tons!

 

A beast of a lump

 

Would be very interested to see what that becomes

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Your a sophisticated culture vulture on the quiet David, Hows your carving these days?

[David Humphries]

Your a sophisticated culture vulture on the quiet David, Hows your carving these days?

 

 

Non existant, I've forgotten which end to hold a chainsaw

 

 

 

 

 

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[silky fox]

Not everyones cup of tea but i think its great work...spent a couple of hours today at the "Wood Quarry"...it,s such a creative place and the video showing in a loop in the cabin is very interesting...this man has carved some BIG projects!...the 11.5 ton trunk i saw being delivered is now on site as "THREE TRUNKS" avery dwarfing instalation.....

Edited May 27, 2012 by silky fox
forgot pics

[silky fox]

Three Trunks....

[David Humphries]

Is there any interpretation with the three trunks?

 

where they've come from etc......

 

 

 

Loving the punters taking in the shade

 

 

 

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