Sculpting With Trees by photosynthesis
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This is a sculpture entitled "Lookout Tree" that's made entirely out out of willow saplings. It's integrated with the trees around it & you can walk into it & sit on a bench inside. It was constructed over a period of three weeks by an artist named Patrick Dougherty, who has built over a hundred such sculptures out of tree materials all over the world. It's located in Turtle Bay Exploration Park, which is a museum complex in Redding, California that interprets the relationship between humans and nature.
I took this photo a few years ago. In an attempt to free up some hard drive space, I've been going over about 10 years worth of photos & deleting an awful lot of them. Unfortunately, it's not really making much of a dent in my disk usage, but on the plus side I've found a bunch of photos that I think may be worth sharing. This photo was a little overexposed & though it wasn't shot in RAW, I used the Camera Raw Filter on it & thought it worked pretty well...
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Comments (22)
Faemike55
Wonderful sculptures and interesting hobby Great capture
CarolusB
V nice ;-)
roguetographer
I've seen a coffee table book of photos of this artist's work, which is amazing. Thanks for sharing!
mtdana
Very creative and whimsical!
prutzworks
well seen
jayfar
A very nice picture, Glad you found it.
ArtistKimberly
Beautiful,
UVDan
What an inspiration! You cover that with cob and it could be livable and weatherproof once you paint it. I gotta check this cheap housing alternative out!
Star4mation
Fantastic photo of these sculpture buildings :)
auntietk
I've never seen such a thing! Glad you found this in your files. I'm enthralled!
sandra46
EXCELLENT WORK!
pimanjc
Very interesting work. At first I thought it was a Maasai hut.
whaleman
That's really cool!
GARAGELAND
What a great find!! I tend not to delete anything anymore as I offten regret it later. As external hard drives are so cheap nowadays I just buy a new one.
MrsRatbag
What a marvelous structure! Willow saplings are great for building materials, and quite plentiful too. Great find in your archives!
Celart
Very atipycal situation. Great capture.
goodoleboy
Wow, at first glance I thought these were a couple of obese Bigfoot guys standing under a tree to avoid sunstroke. A fine capture of something rather unique.
glix70
Wow incredible nice natural sculpture, thanks to the info about it, well done!!! :0)
phfrancke
OMG, I had no idea such was possible.
durleybeachbum
How exciting!
anahata.c
I've not heard of the artist---which means little, believe me---but his work reminds me of Andy Goldsworthy, who also makes art out of the nature around him. (There's a film on him called "Rivers and Tides," where you see him make art out of leaves, ice on water, and so on.) I love the idea, and this piece has a real sway and beauty. It looks like two big animal heads facing the ground, feeding. It has a gentleness too, for all its mass, like big soft beasts. I appreciate your sharing it with us. As for the photo itself, it's a tough subject to begin with, because of the mass mixed with all that linear detail, and because of the strongly contrasted light and shadow. I can see some overexposure (something I've dealt with alot in my photography), but you still have a strong sense of light and shadow, dramatic sweep, and lots of energy esp in the right-hand sculpture. You tackled it, rather than just shot it. I think this kind of sight demands a commitment, and your commitment is very present here. Glad you saved it, and glad you shared it, both for the art and for the photo. (Btw, when I return to a gallery after an absence, it's always hard to choose 'representative' samples. And with a gallery as full as yours, I leave out more than I choose. So just know that I'm choosing representatively only: These are just some of my favorites, not all, by any means.)
danapommet
I love this natural art and I can see the 2 faces - well done by Patrick Dougherty - nicely caught by yourself!