Ben Butler is an artist who is currently living in Tennesee. I really like his website--so go check it out!!! His drawings and prints are very similar to his wood sculptures--all very delicate! I love a lot of his sculptures because of the way he has assembled them with many different parts, which I think adds to the delicateness of his pieces! http://www.benbutlerart.com/Sculpture.html
I thought these tables were beautiful! Here is a short blurb about the artist from design break.com::
piece while still having distinct boundaries in its creation. the square shape allows a sense of artificiality while leaving the memory of the material.
molten aluminum is poured directly onto the wooden the surface which burns the exterior. the plank is then cut lengthwise and inserted with
a frame to define its final structure.
the casting process is accompanied with high heat, flames and smoke. when the metal is cooled down and the mold breaks apart,
the furniture piece reveals the dark border between the hot metal and wood. the object is a result of its process which outlines the
materials, enabling us to observe the leakage of aluminum and the carbonized wood which is frozen in time. similar to nature,
the final produce is unique, where no two pieces are identical. the incompleteness and randomness give the product its aesthetic value.
John Fox is another sculptor who uses smaller pieces of wood to assemble big sculptures. I love the texture that all of the pieces of wood create in his pieces. He also paints on a few more geometric pieces with acrylic paint-- I really like these works because the sharp geometric shapes compliment the bold color and harsh edges.
love, laura
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