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Bruno Walpoth

Silent and motionless, the wood sculptures of Italian-born artist Bruno Walpoth impart either a sense of calm or unease for the viewer. With their fixed gazes, rigid limbs and closed mouths, they evoke those moments in our own lives when we venture inward, looking for answers in a wondrous or troubling daydream. Most of Walpoth’s figures and busts are lifesize, making them all the more intriguing. He begins by selecting enormous blocks of wood, or fusing together several smaller blocks, and then slowly carving out the figures’ features. It is a painstaking process that takes months. Eschewing bold color, Walpoth paints his sculptures in a fine wash of muted paints, giving them a ghostly pallor – like visitors from another realm. Click here to learn more about this fascinating artist.