Carved Figures Emerge From Wooden Beams That Were Once in a Historic German Palace
Some creatives work with raw materials that are always on hand, but not German artistChristian Kosmas Mayer. It was decades before the wood he’d eventually use in his sculptures would be unearthed. Mayer purchased the wood at auction. With this in mind, Mayer fashioned the trunks into figures that emerge from the raw wood. It’s as if with his carving, the artist unearthed these figures. And in a way, he has....