Peter Sandback Art
American, b. 1966
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clipped, sanded flush with the surface, then polished. The result is a pattern of shiny dots of various dimeters. I create objects and furniture that is generally modern in form but highly decorated with as many as 11,000 nails.
I use this nail inlay technique to make non-functional objects. The first were wall pieces. These pieces are not for a particular customer so I am much more free to express myself. The imagery and patterns are culled from endless web searches. A favorite has been Japanese stencils called katagami. I have hundreds saved and an equal number altered to fit my liking. My current interest is searching images from artist’s sketchbooks. A favorite is a very quick Donald Judd sketch of a simple object to be fabricated with a large “$60,000” written above. I have also used prints and drawings by my father.
My current work involves nail patterns on firewood from my Father’s wood pile. He died 20 years ago but his wood pile remains untouched. He was the minimalist’s minimalist - constructing large sculptures from a few strands of yarn. The installation space is transformed with this simple use of this simple material. He was proud that he could build a meaningful sculpture with 50 cents worth of yarn that he bought at Walmart. Similarly, I decorate a plain old piece of firewood with a handful of plain old nails. I get very close to my 50 cent goal.
There are many possibilities using this general idea with different materials. I have created decorative inlays on a large piece of coal, a baseball bat, a football helmet, moose antlers and a cow bone.
BFA University of Michigan MFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago(Biography provided by Peter Sandback)
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Artist: Peter Sandback
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 31
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clipped, sanded flush with the surface, then polished. The result is a pattern of shiny dots of various dimeters. I create objects and furniture that is generally modern in form but highly decorated with as many as 11,000 nails.
I use this nail inlay...
Category
2010s Minimalist Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 1
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clipped, sanded flush with the surface, then polished. The result is a pattern of shiny dots of various dimeters. I create objects and furniture that is generally modern in form but highly decorated with as many as 11,000 nails.
I use this nail inlay...
Category
2010s Minimalist Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Oak
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 30
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clipped, sanded flush with the surface, then polished. The result is a pattern of shiny dots of various dimeters. I create objects and furniture that is generally modern in form but highly decorated with as many as 11,000 nails.
I use this nail inlay...
Category
2010s Minimalist Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 9 (Coven Footed Hedgehog) oak, pvc, gouache
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clip...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Mixed Media, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 22 (isometric upside down table) maple, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clip...
Category
2010s Minimalist Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Mixed Media, Panel, Woodcut
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 17 white oak, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clip...
Category
2010s Minimalist Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wool, Wood, Mixed Media, Panel, Wood Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 27 (goodyear monster tread) walnut, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glu...
Category
2010s Minimalist Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Mixed Media, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 11 ( Fat Panda) walnut, nails, gouache
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clip...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Mixed Media, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 31 dyed maple, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clipped, sanded flush with the surface, then polished. The result is a pattern of shiny dots of various dimeters. I create objects and furniture that is generally modern in form but highly decorated with as many as 11,000 nails.
I use this nail inlay technique to make non-functional objects. The first were wall pieces. These pieces are not for a particular customer so I am much more free to express myself. The imagery and patterns are culled from endless web searches. A favorite has been Japanese stencils called katagami. I have hundreds saved and an equal number altered to fit my liking. My current interest is searching images from artist’s sketchbooks. A favorite is a very quick Donald Judd sketch of a simple object to be fabricated with a large “$60,000” written above.
I have also used prints and drawings by my father.
My current work involves nail patterns on firewood from my Father’s wood pile. He died 20 years ago but his wood pile remains untouched. He was the minimalist’s minimalist - constructing large sculptures from a few strands of yarn. The installation space is transformed with this simple use of this simple material. He was proud that he could build a meaningful sculpture with 50 cents...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 32 (katagami) thermally modified ash, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glu...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 28 (double skull cherry blossom) dyed maple, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glu...
Category
2010s Minimalist Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 10 (total material cost $7.51) #2 pine, pvc
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clip...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Mixed Media, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 18 (War Pigs) walnut, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clip...
Category
2010s Minimalist Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Mixed Media, Panel, Woodcut
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 26 (not a penny less) ash, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glu...
Category
2010s Minimalist Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Mixed Media
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 25 (motorcycle purse snatch) ash, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glu...
Category
2010s Minimalist Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Mixed Media, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 5 walnut, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clipped, sanded flush with the surface, then polished. The result is a pattern of shiny dots of various dimeters. I create objects and furniture that is generally modern in form but highly decorated with as many as 11,000 nails.
I use this nail inlay...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Mixed Media, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 24 (bird) fir, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clipped, sanded flush with the surface, then polished. The result is a pattern of shiny dots of various dimeters. I create objects and furniture that is generally modern in form but highly decorated with as many as 11,000 nails.
I use this nail inlay technique to make non-functional objects. The first were wall pieces. These pieces are not for a particular customer so I am much more free to express myself. The imagery and patterns are culled from endless web searches. A favorite has been Japanese stencils called katagami. I have hundreds saved and an equal number altered to fit my liking. My current interest is searching images from artist’s sketchbooks. A favorite is a very quick Donald Judd sketch of a simple object to be fabricated with a large “$60,000” written above.
I have also used prints and drawings by my father.
My current work involves nail patterns on firewood from my Father’s wood pile. He died 20 years ago but his wood pile remains untouched. He was the minimalist’s minimalist - constructing large sculptures from a few strands of yarn. The installation space is transformed with this simple use of this simple material. He was proud that he could build a meaningful sculpture with 50 cents...
Category
2010s Minimalist Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Mixed Media, Panel, Woodcut
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 3 (The Lonely Fingernail Clipper) wenge, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clip...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Mixed Media, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 23 thermally modified maple, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clipped, sanded flush with the surface, then polished. The result is a pattern of shiny dots of various dimeters. I create objects and furniture that is generally modern in form but highly decorated with as many as 11,000 nails.
I use this nail inlay technique to make non-functional objects. The first were wall pieces. These pieces are not for a particular customer so I am much more free to express myself. The imagery and patterns are culled from endless web searches. A favorite has been Japanese stencils called katagami. I have hundreds saved and an equal number altered to fit my liking. My current interest is searching images from artist’s sketchbooks. A favorite is a very quick Donald Judd sketch of a simple object to be fabricated with a large “$60,000” written above.
I have also used prints and drawings by my father.
My current work involves nail patterns on firewood from my Father’s wood pile. He died 20 years ago but his wood pile remains untouched. He was the minimalist’s minimalist - constructing large sculptures from a few strands of yarn. The installation space is transformed with this simple use of this simple material. He was proud that he could build a meaningful sculpture with 50 cents...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Mixed Media, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 29 (rainy day for care bear) ash, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clip...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Mixed Media, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 20 (Mayhem) mahogany, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clipped, sanded flush with the surface, then polished. The result is a pattern of shiny dots of various dimeters. I create objects and furniture that is generally modern in form but highly decorated with as many as 11,000 nails.
I use this nail inlay...
Category
2010s Minimalist Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Mixed Media, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 19 dyed maple, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glu...
Category
2010s Minimalist Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Panel, Wood Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 16 oak, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clipped, sanded flush with the surface, then polished. The result is a pattern of shiny dots of various dimeters. I create objects and furniture that is generally modern in form but highly decorated with as many as 11,000 nails.
I use this nail inlay...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Mixed Media, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 15 (Stable Genius) thermally modified maple, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clip...
Category
2010s Minimalist Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Mixed Media, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 14 dyed maple, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clip...
Category
2010s Minimalist Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Mixed Media, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 8 (Tire Fire) dyed maple, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clip...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Mixed Media, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 11 ( 13 17 22 ) dyed maple, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clip...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Paint, Mixed Media, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 6 (exploded view nail clipper) maple, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clip...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Wood, Mixed Media, Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 4 dyed maple, nails
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clip...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Panel, Wood Panel
Nail Inlay Wall Piece No. 13 thermally modified ash, tin inlay
By Peter Sandback
Located in Harrisville, NH
I am artist and furniture maker working in new Hampshire. I use nails to create intricate patterns on all variety of objects and surfaces The nails are glued into pilot holes, clip...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Panel, Wood Panel
Untitled 10
By Peter Sandback
Located in Milford, NH
A fine custom modernist wooden inlaid wall hanging, handcrafted by Peter Sandback. Sandback has gained a national reputation for his intricate pattern work of inlaid nails set...
Category
2010s Modern Peter Sandback Art
Materials
Maple
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