Paul kaptein hand carves warped wooden figures with digital glitches

PAUL KAPTEIN HAND CARVES WARPED WOODEN FIGURES WITH DIGITAL GLITCHES all images courtesy of paul kaptein PAUL KAPTEIN CONTINUES HIS WORK WITH WOOD AND ITS MATERIAL METAMORPHOSIS WITH A

RECENTLY COMPLETED SCULPTURE SERIES PRESENTED AT NEW YORK’S KRAUSE GALLERY FROM NOW UNTIL JANUARY 26, 2016. the perth-based artist, who we previously featured on designboom here, carves 

laminated wood into figures and faces that are both familiar, and strangely awry at the same time. dramatic contours and warped curves interrupt the traditional human forms, making the

sculptures seem as if they been intercepted by a digital software glitch. depending on the vantage point of the viewer, the figures can change from figurative to abstract, with some angles

revealing an almost completely typically human body, while others uncover a striking warped effect.  mute figure #1, 2015 laminated, hand carved wood H68 x W30 x D20 mute figure #1 (back

view) mute figure #1 (side view) strum the pipa (empty gesture #2), 2015 laminated, hand carved wood H69 x W9 x D74 strum the pipa (empty gesture #2) – side view  strum the pipa (empty

gesture #2) – front view  strum the pipa (empty gesture #2) – detail  with the poise of one entering a black hole for the third time, 2015 laminated, hand carved wood, graphite. H36 x W44 x

D25 with the poise of one entering a black hole for the third time (back view) with the poise of one entering a black hole for the third time (side view) with the poise of one entering a

black hole for the third time (side view) mute figure #2, 2015 hand carved wood (basswood – tilia) H35 x W24 x D15cm mute figure #2 mute figure #2 nina azzarello I designboom jan 05, 2016