I'm smitten with German-Italian artist Willy Verginer's life-size wood sculptures. (It's hard to believe they're made of wood, when you're looking at them.)
When I first saw this one it reminded me of a Belly lyric that I've always liked:
I've had bad dreams / So bad I threw my pillow away
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| Cariatidi via booooooom.com |
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| Cecità Voluta (Deliberate Blindness) via booooooom.com |
I'm not typically drawn to hyperrealistic art, because art for me is a portal to other worlds, and I
want to be asked to use my imagination. But Verginer's use of colour, texture, and juxtaposition adds enough quirk, whimsy, and darkness to deliciously hint at the surreal.
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| detail from Cecità Voluta via booooooom.com |
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| The artist at work via tenwordsandoneshot.com |
I think he's incredibly talented. Among my favorites is another collection of his, called Bergluft, which depicts a cast of colourful characters atop beautifully carved, man-sized craggy mountain peaks.
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| via booooooom.com |
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Check out all of the artist's exhibitions
here.
