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ARTIFACT #2 WALL SCULPTURE

Creator: Eben Blaney
Offered by: Eben Blaney Fine Contemporary Furniture

Description
Artifact #2: 15?w x 24?h x 1.25?d, Ebonized mahogany, $900

Artifact #2 is cut and hand-carved from a single piece of solid mahogany. The lower portion is textured by hand with a v-gouge. It is then ebonized (blackened) with a dye and burnished to let some of the mahogany show through selectively. Its finished with oil and wax.

This is a shape that I found myself sketching this past winter (2021). I put it in the category of other “African” -like forms that I find my imagination conjuring up. My grandfather spent a lot of time teaching in Kenya while with the Friend’s Service Committee. As a result, many small sculptures and various African art pieces and textiles were in my childhood home. Years later I find that those objects still have an influence on me and my designs.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States
Period:	New
Condition:	New.
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Contemporary
Incollect Reference #:	574241

Dimensions

W.	15 in;	H.	24 in;	D.	1.25 in;
W.	38.1 cm;	H.	60.96 cm;	D.	3.18 cm;

Message from Seller:

Eben Blaney designs and builds handmade contemporary furniture. His pieces tend toward the spare, combining bold, elegant forms with finely joined, dynamic and angular structures. He uses color and a wide variety of finishes selectively, to both set off and complement the beautiful natural hardwoods and create distinctive compositions. Custom commissions are welcome.