David Nash - Sculptor

Having researched the work of a variety of different designers, in my opinion, I thought that David Nash was one of the most interesting.
David Nash was born on the 14th November 1945. He is a British sculptor and creates a range of works, which includes installations, sculptures and drawings, usually using the medium of wood. Bearing in mind a sustainable approach, rather than causing damage to forestation and woodland areas, Nash uses dead trees so not ending their natural life.
His exploration of shape and form, work well with this type of material and stood out to me as he recreates the properties of trees in a playful manor.

This piece of work called Pyramid was made in 1997 - 1998. The 3D shapes are made from oak and were charred with a propane torch to produce the very dark black colouring. This is very striking and I find this piece particularly interesting as he is contrasting 3D shapes with 2D drawings in charcoal. The use of repetition is also very clever as this gives the illusion of depth whilst looking so effortlessly simple.

In response to seeing this piece of work I created my own 3D object that is my own 'homage to the artist'.

 

The shapes in Nash's piece were the main source of inspiration for my own work. I constructed a cube frame out of copper wire and hung paper sphere and triangle shapes from the top of the frame with white cotton string.

Here are some more pieces of work by David Nash that I find interesting:

David Nash's work greatly reminds me of the sculptor Andy Goldsworthy whos work I also appreciate. Goldsworthy is the other artist that I am looking into and comparing to Nash.
Andy Goldsworthy was born on 26th July 1956, and likewise to David Nash he is also a British sculptor, using natural materials such as stones, leaves and twigs.