Bruno Walpoth creates intriguing human sculptures made of wood. The textural imperfections of the sculptures give a figurative spirit to the trees from which it came. Walpoth uses semi-translucent paint to coat his works, ensuring that the wood grains stay visible. There is a sense of life and humanity in the figures which often seem […]
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Whether it’s wood or cardboard, Bruno Walpoth maintains a realism in his subjects while highlighting the texture of the materials he implements. The Italian artist’s sensibility is a blend of the historical and the contemporary, offering a quiet power in each of his portraits, which feel like captured moments. He was last featured on HiFructose.com here.
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Whether it’s wood or cardboard, Bruno Walpoth maintains a realism in his subjects while highlighting the texture of the materials he implements. The Italian artist’s sensibility is a blend of the historical and the contemporary, offering a quiet power in each of his portraits, which feel like captured moments. He was last featured on HiFructose.com here.
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Laden with a strong sense of introspection, artist Bruno Walpoth’s wooden sculptures appear nearly alive in their realism. However, upon closer inspection one can view the line work and cuts of his carving technique, adding sublime textures to their wooden skins. Often exposed and situated alone within their installations, the pale figures appear caught in a moment of reverie, silent in their musings. View more of the life-like sculptures after the jump.
A native of Brixen, south Tyrol, Bruno Walpoth embraces the centuries old woodcarving tradition of the Val Gardena, a valley in the Dolomites which achieved fame due to the exquisite wooden statues and altars in demand all over the Catholic world, even for the peg wooden dolls, the local craftsmen produced. Walpoth grew up absorbing
Sculpture has been used as a form of human expression since prehistoric times. In fact, the earliest known works of sculpture date from around 32,000 B.C.
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Bruno Walpoth creates intriguing human sculptures made of wood. The textural imperfections of the sculptures give a figurative spirit to the trees from which it came. Walpoth uses semi-translucent paint to coat his works, ensuring that the wood grains stay visible. There is a sense of life and humanity in the figures which often seem […]
Elusive Muse shares Bruno Walpoth. The Italian artist has a knack for creating haunting, incredibly lifelike sculptures carved out of wood.
L'artiste italien Bruno Walpoth crée des sculptures d'êtres humains en bois d'un réalisme surprenant. Ayant baigné dans le milieu de l'art et plus
Bruno Walpoth creates intriguing human sculptures made of wood. The textural imperfections of the sculptures give a figurative spirit to the trees from which it came. Walpoth uses semi-translucent paint to coat his works, ensuring that the wood grains stay visible. There is a sense of life and humanity in the figures which often seem […]
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Ghostly sculptures of Bruno Walpoth. Life-size, his powdered beauties, as if in opposition to their ghostly stature, seem heavy and grounded, their gazes locking whomever sees them into a spiritual a…
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Artist Bruno Walpoth creates stunningly life-like figure sculptures out of wood. via Hi-Fructose
A native of Brixen, south Tyrol, Bruno Walpoth embraces the centuries old woodcarving tradition of the Val Gardena, a valley in the Dolomites which achieved fame due to the exquisite wooden statues and altars in demand all over the Catholic world, even for the peg wooden dolls, the local craftsmen produced. Walpoth grew up absorbing
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L'artiste italien Bruno Walpoth crée des sculptures d'êtres humains en bois d'un réalisme surprenant. Ayant baigné dans le milieu de l'art et plus
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