Object Details
Artist
Dan Webb, born East Lansing, MI 1965
Exhibition Label
Dan Webb consciously integrates medium and process into his emotional narrative. Refined and unfinished textures stress the maker's hand. Spalting, a discoloration in the wood caused by fungus, can be seen in jagged lines across the bicep, while flaming, another grain distortion, shimmers like veins through the tender wrist. These conditions add depth and beauty to the piece, revealing the tree's history while drawing a parallel to the scars of a life lived.
Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery, 2019
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Decorative Arts and Crafts Endowment, the Richard T. Evans Fund, and the Renwick Acquisitions Fund
Copyright
© 2013, Dan Webb
Date
2013
Object number
2015.10
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture
Crafts
Medium
maple
Dimensions
18 × 37 × 33 in. (45.7 × 94.0 × 83.8 cm)
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Department
Renwick Gallery
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Figure\fragment\arm
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_2015.10