David Nash (UK, 1945) is a renowned sculptor and land artist celebrated for his work with wood and natural materials. His sculptures often engage with themes of growth, decay, and transformation, reflecting his deep connection to the environment. Iconic works like Ash Dome showcase his commitment to sustainable art and ecological concerns.
PastelPastel is an art medium in stick form made from powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are the same as those in other colored art media. The color effect of pastels closely resembles that of dry pigments, more so than any other medium. Artworks created with pastels are called pastel paintings, pastel drawings, or simply pastels. The term pastel can also refer to the process of creating art using pastel sticks.
David Nash (UK, 1945) is a renowned sculptor and land artist celebrated for his work with wood and natural materials. His sculptures often engage with themes of growth, decay, and transformation, reflecting his deep connection to the environment. Iconic works like Ash Dome showcase his commitment to sustainable art and ecological concerns.
The world of nature, the environment, weather, time, and space is so rich, you have to engage with it.
- David Nash
Land artist David Nash is perhaps best known for Ash Dome, a circle of 22 ash trees that since 1978, Nash has been coaxing to bend and meet at the top. Famously using every part of fallen trees, Nash creates monumental wood sculptures and charcoal drawings that explore the interaction between humans and their natural environment. Nash blackens and carves the raw material with industrial tools such as blowtorches and chainsaws, belying the fine details of his dramatic sculptures. He burns and chars the wood to form deep black, velvety surfaces. Burnt edges highlight geometric shapes cut into columns, hexagonal shapes are carved into oak eggs.
New British Sculpture is the name referring to the work produced by a group of sculptors, installation artists, and other creators who exhibited together in London during the 1980s. This group included artists like Richard Deacon, Richard Wentworth, and Tony Cragg. Tim Woods helped define this movement by identifying four major themes: the blending of kitsch and pop culture, the use of UK urban waste in a bricolage style, the assignment of new meanings to everyday objects, and a playful approach using wit and humor.