Dan Webb, Cut, Flamed, Spalted, 2013, maple, 18 × 37 × 33 in. (45.7 × 94.0 × 83.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Decorative Arts and Crafts Endowment, the Richard T. Evans Fund, and the Renwick Acquisitions Fund, 2015.10, © 2013, Dan Webb
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Cut, Flamed, Spalted
- Artist
- Date
- 2013
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 18 × 37 × 33 in. (45.7 × 94.0 × 83.8 cm)
- Copyright
- © 2013, Dan Webb
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase through the Decorative Arts and Crafts Endowment, the Richard T. Evans Fund, and the Renwick Acquisitions Fund
- Mediums Description
- maple
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Figure — fragment — arm
- Object Number
- 2015.10
Artwork Description
Dan Webb consciously integrates medium and process into his emotional narrative. Refined and unfinished textures stress the maker's hand. Spalting, a discoloration in the wood caused by fungus, can be seen in jagged lines across the bicep, while flaming, another grain distortion, shimmers like veins through the tender wrist. These conditions add depth and beauty to the piece, revealing the tree's history while drawing a parallel to the scars of a life lived.
Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery, 2019
Exhibitions
November 13, 2015–March 6, 2022
Connections is the Renwick Gallery’s dynamic ongoing permanent collection presentation, featuring more than 80 objects celebrating craft as a discipline and an approach to living differently in the modern world.