Art by Medium: Poplar

ABOUT “There’s no color in my work,” says Shlafer, “I either burn it, bleach it, or leave it alone.” Shlafer’s sculptures are designed with rudimentary material such as pine, oak, and spruce salvaged as driftwood on the Eastern end of Long Island. The artist started this body of work during the pandemic after he stumbled upon the charming discoveries while traveling on foot by the coastline. Always a wayfarer at heart, he drew inspiration from his youth of traveling on a motorcycle through Southern Africa and seeing indigenous art made from ordinary earth objects within local villages. “Wishbone 1” a 5 Foot sculpture, charred white oak with a tinted aqua resin base that reflects an omen of resilience and hardiness in light of the hardships of the past pandemic year, In another “Tune” a bleached spruce fence post narrowed into a tuning fork shape with a slate base. It welcomes a ceremonial vibe. “At the end of the day, that’s the energy we all crave,” says Shlafer, “who doesn’t respond to that?” “Mushroom #3” a charred white oak sculpture that is versatile in design so it can act as an end table or a stool. It is masterfully crafted and brings to mind the redwood stools...

Born in Nice in 1928, Armand Pierre Fernandez (1928 - 2005) showed a precocious talent for painting and drawing as a child. (Inspired by Vincent van Gogh, he signed his early work wi...

Presented is a one-of-a-kind single edition sculpture by female sculptor artist Sherry Rossini. Hand carved by the artist from alabaster stone that was ...

All puzzles are cleated 360 degrees on the back and can be hung in any direction - Acrylic, maple and uv resin David E. Peterson. The materials that I use are extremely important...

Postcard 2442 is a unique one-of-a-kind tiny contemporary modern painting relief by Dutch artist Sander Martijn Jonker. His reliefs are made by c...

Planeta S VI is a unique small size round contemporary mixed media wall sculpture relief by renowned Polish-Dutch artist Eliza Kopec. This relief is part of a body of work that conti...

This miniature paper sculpture titled "MY WILLY" is an original artwork by Drew Leshko made of paper, acrylic, inkjet prints, basswood, wire, PVC plastic, pastel, and clay. Through s...

Artist: Kuno Vollet Title: Golden Gingko with 6 leaves art sculpture Materials: Cast brass, gold leaf, white marble base Size: 56 x 9 x 9 cm _____________________________________...

Collected Parts 2491 is a unique one-of-a-kind contemporary modern painting relief by Dutch artist Sander Martijn Jonker. His reliefs are made by creating a unique single-use mould i...

Containment 2491 is a unique one-of-a-kind contemporary modern painting relief by Dutch artist Sander Martijn Jonker. His reliefs are made by creating a unique single-use mould in wh...

Inspired by amateur archaeologists such as Heinrich Schliemann who discovered Troy and by past elaborate hoaxes like that of the Piltdown Man, Joshua travels the world performing sta...

This beautiful large corroded steel sculpture can be used for indoor or outdoors. It makes for an elegant statement in any garden, lobby or private home. Artist: Kuno Vollet Size: ...