9/7/2005: Driftwood horse

Undertoad · 09-07-2005, 08:34 AM

It's a fine work of art that xoB finds; "All I know is the location, Newby Hall, Ripon, N. Yorks.," he says.

We need more of this sort of thing, I think; it's a different visual art, isn't it, than painting or other sculpture because it requires a specific type of "found item". All I know is that I could never put something like that together, a 3D jigsaw puzzle without a known set or shape of pieces. One wonders whether the artist figured what stance the horse would have before finding the right pieces for it, or whether s/he adapted the piece based on what was found.

On a tech note, this image strains the capabilities of JPEG more than any other I've ever seen. The original was 147K in size; I optimized it to a medium quality and it only shrank to 100K. Something about the peculiar combination of colors and shapes makes it hard for the JPEG technology to compress. (I try to keep things small for you modem folks.)

lumberjim · 09-07-2005, 09:14 AM

spooky. looks like one of those semi decayed horses that you'd see a ring wraith riding.

barefoot serpent · 09-07-2005, 10:17 AM

could be the work of Heather Jansch
http://www.jansch.freeserve.co.uk/

wolf · 09-07-2005, 10:24 AM

If I had the space and the money I would so have one of those ...

Trilby · 09-07-2005, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

If I had the space and the money I would so have one of those ...

At the end of the day you'd just wind up throwing your coat over it.

capnhowdy · 09-07-2005, 03:51 PM

This is a true work of art. I'm with LJ on the spooky part. It is highly intrigueing though. Just at a glance I asked myself 100 questions. Like how did the artist attach the pieces? Did he carve on any of them? etc.
Hope nobody tries to mount it. They may get a splinter in their ass. Or a stick up their butt.
The setting is also very nice in the shot. Great image!

glatt · 09-07-2005, 03:56 PM

I tried in vain to dig up more about this, but failed. All I found out was that this location is a sculpture garden that has revolving exhibits. It might not even be there if you went there now.

I like it.

Leah · 09-07-2005, 05:06 PM

That would look quite good if it caught fire.

Hobbs · 09-07-2005, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Leah

That would look quite good if it caught fire.

Dude, that's just cold.

What this really needs is a driftwood cowboy...ooooo, that sounds like a song.

bargalunan · 09-07-2005, 05:27 PM

Could act in Sleepy Hollow

barefoot serpent · 09-07-2005, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Leah

That would look quite good if it caught fire.

someone just return from Burning Man?

xoxoxoBruce · 09-07-2005, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

could be the work of Heather Jansch
http://www.jansch.freeserve.co.uk/

That's definitely the right link, thank you. It shows a lot of her work both in driftwood and also in bronze. Amazing!
If you're in the UK, she's having a show this month from the 10th.

barefoot serpent · 09-16-2005, 01:48 PM

...but then it could be the work of Deborah Butterfield:

http://www.gregkucera.com/butterfield_install.htm

Shows at the Greg Kucera Gallery in Seattle.

Deborah uses scrap metal as well as driftwood for her horses.

wolf · 09-16-2005, 01:51 PM

Deborah Butterfield's work looks entirely different, stylistically.

There's more life in Jansch's ... musculature, implied movement, tension, etc.

Butterfield's horses are, well, just kind of standing there. Nice ... nicer than I could ever even think of attempting, but just there.

warch · 09-16-2005, 05:18 PM

Horses are pretty.

09-07-2005, 08:34 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	9/7/2005: Driftwood horse It's a fine work of art that xoB finds; "All I know is the location, Newby Hall, Ripon, N. Yorks.," he says. We need more of this sort of thing, I think; it's a different visual art, isn't it, than painting or other sculpture because it requires a specific type of "found item". All I know is that I could never put something like that together, a 3D jigsaw puzzle without a known set or shape of pieces. One wonders whether the artist figured what stance the horse would have before finding the right pieces for it, or whether s/he adapted the piece based on what was found. On a tech note, this image strains the capabilities of JPEG more than any other I've ever seen. The original was 147K in size; I optimized it to a medium quality and it only shrank to 100K. Something about the peculiar combination of colors and shapes makes it hard for the JPEG technology to compress. (I try to keep things small for you modem folks.)

09-07-2005, 09:14 AM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	spooky. looks like one of those semi decayed horses that you'd see a ring wraith riding. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-07-2005, 10:24 AM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	If I had the space and the money I would so have one of those ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-07-2005, 03:51 PM	#6
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	This is a true work of art. I'm with LJ on the spooky part. It is highly intrigueing though. Just at a glance I asked myself 100 questions. Like how did the artist attach the pieces? Did he carve on any of them? etc. Hope nobody tries to mount it. They may get a splinter in their ass. Or a stick up their butt. The setting is also very nice in the shot. Great image! __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

09-16-2005, 01:51 PM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Deborah Butterfield's work looks entirely different, stylistically. There's more life in Jansch's ... musculature, implied movement, tension, etc. Butterfield's horses are, well, just kind of standing there. Nice ... nicer than I could ever even think of attempting, but just there. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-07-2005, 10:17 AM	#3
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	could be the work of Heather Jansch http://www.jansch.freeserve.co.uk/

09-07-2005, 03:56 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I tried in vain to dig up more about this, but failed. All I found out was that this location is a sculpture garden that has revolving exhibits. It might not even be there if you went there now. I like it.

09-07-2005, 05:06 PM	#8
Leah Love my Heffalumps Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia (best place in the world) Posts: 346	That would look quite good if it caught fire.

09-07-2005, 05:27 PM	#10
bargalunan Abecedarian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Nantes (France) Posts: 175	Could act in Sleepy Hollow

09-16-2005, 01:48 PM	#13
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	...but then it could be the work of Deborah Butterfield: http://www.gregkucera.com/butterfield_install.htm Shows at the Greg Kucera Gallery in Seattle. Deborah uses scrap metal as well as driftwood for her horses.

09-16-2005, 05:18 PM	#15
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Horses are pretty.

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