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Nominated Artist
Visitors to GO open studios nominated ten artists for inclusion in a group exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, opening on December 1, 2012. Museum curators visited the studios of these artists to curate a focused exhibition from the work they saw. The featured artists (those selected from the nominees by the curators) were announced on November 15.
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Neighborhood
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Accessibility
- Elevator / Ground Floor: Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible: No
- Child-Friendly Art: Yes
- Pet-Friendly Building: No
- Strollers Welcome: Yes
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Special Instructions
My workspace is in the basement of my house (down a narrow staircase) and in the garage.
Artist Statement
I am a woodcarver whose goal is to create complex forms as elegantly as I can. Each piece was originally a tree from the streets of Brooklyn, carved by hand from logs up to 36" in diameter. My background is in mathematics; look closely and you'll see the symmetry and geometry. I start with a simple clay or wire model, a guide in the initial rough carving, and discard it as soon as I can "see" the emerging sculpture. Then it's all freestyle. I'm outdoors for 3 seasons, indoors in the winter for finishing and pedestal building.
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The Guestbook
aesi says: Amazing geometric wood sculpture carved from local wood.
PapaDave says: Very Impressive work, starting for a tree truck and creating most elaborate figures, you could never tell their origin.
johanna.pesso says: Good luck dad!
wexy says: Thanks for the tour. Thought the sculptures were amazing
Glennwolin says: Erics work just blows me away. Beautiful, interesting, soothing, and impossible.
sabdulezer says: Magical mathematical loops liberated from logs ( and life )
Acantor says: Organic and intuitive woodwork--I like the fluidity and sometimes puzzling nature of his work.
streetecco says: Forest Alive - Coalesce - Ambience
DianeH says: Although the sculptures seem to be on the verge of collapse, they hold together and remain upright. Eric makes the impossible possible.
nickiea says: These wood sculptures are rendered with such care, grace and delicacy. Simply beautiful.
Justine-Zimiles says: Frankenstein meets Einstein. This guy is a genius.
pierreleveille says: Extremely difficult work make to look 'simple'. Very beautiful, elegant and fluid.
alade says: Good luck
larry_kurz says: Belongs in a museum
yangnimkurz says: Unique. Great skill.
Ceelledee says: Really excellent work, deserving of being seen by a much wider audience. Like a Brooklyn Museum exhibition, perhaps? Good luck!