Unfurling by David Puustinen

David Puustinen

Unfurling, 2024

Messmate Eucalyptus

Steel base 77 H x 41.5 x 40.5 cm. Sculpture is 98 H x 19 x 19 cm. Overall height is 175 cm

Signature: Embedded name stamp is on base of sculpture. Certificate of authenticity is signed.

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‘Unfurling’, began through a call for inspiration to find my inner connection with carving again. Connecting to the sensual process of wood, visceral flow, the stream of consciousness and stillness of mind in the creative process. With this piece, I elected not using power tools. Rather I focus on connection to a repetition of tapping with mallet and chisel. Using a keen eye to observe and appreciate direction of line. Not once here had I brought a pencil to the making of marks, suggesting which way I should guide the chisel. The chisel became the guide and my mind observed. The piece unfurled, hence the name. I chose too, an importance in keeping it as minimal as possible. Leaving as much of the post intact to suggest what lay inside the wood; better expressed, what moves within the wood as ‘Unfurling’. It is alive with movement.

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