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Warped Human Forms Hand-Carved from Wood by Paul Kaptein

Perth-based artist Paul Kaptein works with large blocks of laminated wood to reveal warped and distorted human figures, some pierced with a smattering of holes linked with drawn lines like star constellations. The hand-carved busts and figurative sculptures are additionally punctuated by gaps formed from the laminating process, creating the impression of digital glitches or images skewed by poor reception. Kaptein says he’s interested in examining the undefined area between expansion and contraction, or interconnection and incompleteness. Even as the viewer walks around each piece, it continues to surprise as the warped nature of each artwork continues to push and sink in seemingly every direction.

Kaptein currently has work on view as part of an exhbition titled “Future Perfect” at Krause Gallery in New York through January 26, 2016, and you can see more in his online gallery. (via Booooooom, Designboom)

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/01/warped-human-forms-hand-carved-from-wood-by-paul-kaptein/