Photo Credit: PerfectFiveWoodworks
Hand-Carved Contemporary Walnut Sculpture with Brass Base
Asking Price: $100 (price as of 2018; item no longer available)
Pros:
-Here is an amazing hand-carved contemporary walnut sculpture set atop a hand-finished solid brass base. The use of top-quality materials in an artwork – like solid brass and walnut – is an artist’s statement of confidence in his own talent and vision.
-The wood used in this sculpture is Bastogne walnut, one of the more expensive varieties of walnut wood. Bastogne walnut is a hybrid between the Persian (or English) Walnut, which is native to Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and the Claro Walnut, which originates in California and Oregon.
-I love the contrasting mash-up of a perfectly-linear, geometric base with an organic, undulating top in this contemporary walnut sculpture.
-Bastogne walnut is also known as Paradox walnut because it grows much faster than either of its parent species, but yields timber that is harder, stronger and denser than both of them. This is a very odd trait for a hardwood, as faster growing trees usually produce softer, weaker, less-dense wood.
-The artist carefully chose to work with highly figured hardwood for this contemporary walnut sculpture. In addition to its breathtaking appearance, figured wood is rarer and more expensive than clean, but otherwise plain, lumber of the same species.
-The artist has chosen to create only 11 different examples of this hand-carved contemporary walnut sculpture, making it a limited edition work. This is important because limited edition artworks have a better chance of appreciating in value than those with unlimited runs.
-If poorly conceived or executed, contemporary sculpture has the potential to be undeniably, outlandishly ugly. Luckily, this contemporary walnut sculpture was perfectly visualized and flawlessly executed.
-A lot of people believe that art is only for the rich. However, this hand-carved contemporary walnut sculpture is not only exquisitely beautiful, but also remarkably affordable with a price tag of only $100.
Cons:
-Buying contemporary art for investment purposes is a high risk proposition. It is important to choose works that you love, because, depending on the vagaries of fashion and the art market, it may not be possible to sell them for a profit.
-This work is rather small, measuring only about 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) per side. If you are looking for an artwork that dominates a space with massive visual impact, this is not the piece for you. Instead, this desktop-sized contemporary walnut sculpture is intended for a more intimate setting.
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