One of the most beautiful and startling types of art, in my opinion, is sculpting.
Artists build lifelike renditions of everyday objects and people by carving into a range of materials. But I find that working with wood almost always creates the most astonishing results — just like how this woodworker transformed a pile of lumber into a marvelous "bacon" gate.
Take New York-based artist and sculptor Randall Rosenthal, for example. Famous for his amazing wood art, he credits his work not to his talent, but to his imagination and tenacity.
Shown below is one of his most remarkable creations, a cardboard box filled with money. It appears so incredibly lifelike, that I had to do a double take…
A few years ago, Rosenthal shattered his right hand and wrist in an accident. Since then, his hand hasn't regained its steadiness. But he has since found that patience and determination are far more important than sheer physical talent.
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Sculptor and artist Randall Rosenthal is famous for his wood art, but more specifically, for carving lifelike objects out of ordinary materials.
One of his most prominent and striking works was created from a single block of wood. He envisioned a cardboard box holding bundled money bills, and called the piece "Cold Hard Cash."
After gluing together three pieces of white pine, he sketched out an initial design of the box.
Near the end of the first week, he had already changed the configuration in the box and created detailing, like the flaps on the sides of the box.
Next, he etched additional detailing throughout the surface, including rubber bands for the bills, and the corrugated edges of the cardboard box.
Then it was time for the paint job to begin.
He started playing around with the colors and shades, and did his best to make it look like the stacks were falling about randomly.
He chose to apply paint to the easiest spots first — you can see where he went first in this photo. He also found that it was easier to carve, than paint, the bills that were buried deeper in the back.
After painstakingly applying thin coats of paint, he finally finished this beautiful masterpiece. Later on, he was even commissioned to carve a second money box!
"It is more about tenacity than anything else," said Rosenthal said on a Sawmill Creek Woodworking Community forum. As with all of his other artworks, "Cold Hard Cash" is an honest rendition that exhibits wonderful layers of complexity.
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