{"id":9204,"date":"2018-02-21T07:25:13","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T15:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heuermontage.com\/?p=9204"},"modified":"2018-02-21T07:25:13","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T15:25:13","slug":"its-a-riddle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heuermontage.com\/?p=9204","title":{"rendered":"It’s a Riddle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I, for the life of me, cannot figure out how a sculptor can see a piece of wood and carve out her\/his exact vision of what is hidden in it or what s\/he wants it to represent. Another instance of an extreme craft underlying a seemingly effortless artistic product.<\/p>\n

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I was introduced to wooden sculpture as a child, visiting various churches during travels, and what I most remember is my fascination with the millions of holes made by the woodworms. These days, now more enthusiastically exploring churches, I always wonder about how the facial expressions of the various saints and madonnas could give such testimony to grief or suffering in such static material.<\/p>\n

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However, the place I REALLY want to visit if I could get my act and my finances together, is Inhotim<\/em>. \u00a0It is a contemporary art garden and museum in Brazil, with a wacky history and a mind blowing collection, from all I have read. The founder was recently sentenced to prison for money laundering (rumors had swirled for ages.) In any case, they have a collection of sculptures – benches made from found wood – by artist Hugo Franca that I long to photograph. The link below has a banner that shows some of the amazing works in succession.<\/p>\n

Imperial Sculptures, The Benches of Inhotim<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n