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Art Liestman | Still Standing, 2024

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Art Liestman | Still Standing, 2024
Art Liestman | Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Still Standing, 2024
Big leaf maple, basswood, lead, acrylics
5.5 x 4 x 2 inches | 14 x 10.2 x 5.1 cm

These weathered whimsical houses are "Still Standing" in spite of their deterioration and extreme bending. They appear ready to fall over, but still manage to stand up -just barely "balanced". On the ropes,but still standing.

I'm a wood artist living in Coquitlam, British Columbia. Although almost all of my work starts out on the lathe, I like making turned pieces that don't look turned. Many of my pieces have surface enhancements utilizing pyrography, flame texturing, carving, broken surfaces, and/or colouring with acrylics. I often make whimsical pieces and like them to exhibit gesture. Does humour belong in wood art?

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