Martin Puryear
- ISBN-10
- 9492549085
- ISBN-13
- 9789492549082
- Series
- Martin Puryear
- Pages
- 112
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018
Description
Voorlinden presents the first museum show of American sculptor Martin Puryear (1941) in Europe, with a large overview of his work from the past decades.0The artist is a sculptor pur sang. He spends months, even years, working on a single sculpture. Wood is the material that lies at the base of his work. Martin has learned traditional methods of woodworking from craftspeople all across the globe. The elegant shapes, perfect finish and texture of every piece convey his dedication and love of the material itself.0Martin?s experiences and broad interests in ornithology, literature, philosophy, biology and history are the reservoir from which he draws his inspiration. His work is abounding with references to natural history, cultural phenomena and historical events. Yet these references always remain implicit and suggestive.0If I were forced to describe my work, I?d say I?m interested in making sculpture that tries to describe itself to the world, work that acknowledges its maker and that offers an experience that?s probably more tactile and sensate than strictly cerebral, the artist says.00Exhibition: Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, The Netherlands (20.10.-27.05.2018).
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