Home & News. The Art of Subtraction: Carvings by David Esterly » Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute. January 29throughMarch 17, 2013 David Esterly’s spectacularly realistic cascades of flowers, fruits and foliage capture nature’s every facet in limewood.
His still lifes render in razor-sharp detail the frayed end of a worn piece of rope, the turned corner of a page of sheet music, or a small insect on a petal. The Art of Subtraction is a singular opportunity to explore Esterly’s rarely exhibited limewood carvings, are which normally confined to private homes and historic British landmarks. The title refers to the carving process, unusual in the arts today, which begins with a plank of wood and through a prolonged process of removal produces delicate and airy objects of wonder. The subjects of these carvings range from traditional still life themes of fruits and foliage, gardening tools, musical instruments, written materials, sea creatures and shells, to artifacts of the present day.
Esterly’s personal story is as compelling as his artworks. Meet David Esterly, the best woodcarver in the world. « KeyShark — "World's lightest keychain bottle opener" | Home | Mango Crèmes — Shiitake Mushroom-Flavored Girl Scout Cookies » January 20, 2013 Meet David Esterly, the best woodcarver in the world Below, excerpts from Ellen Gamerman's January 10 Wall Street Journal story about this modern master of wood, exemplars of whose work are pictured above and below.
The first time David Esterly ever touched a carving by his idol, the late 17th-century master woodworker Grinling Gibbons, it broke off in his hand. He was musing about the watershed nature of the moment for him, holding the thin flower stem between his fingers, when he heard the snap. It was nothing that couldn't be fixed, but it was also fitting that this first encounter was so fraught. Each carving starts with a pencil sketch. The problem of working in the shadow of a genius is at the center of Mr. It's a big moment for the obscure world of wood carving. Mr. Carving, Mr. His larger commissioned carvings now sell into the six figures.
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