Modern Wood Sculpture Artists

Caught an episode of Man Shops Globe that follows the journey Anthropologie buyer, Keith Johnson on his global treasure hunts. The guy really doesn’t have the most amazing job, traveling the globe in search of beautiful things. On his trip to India, he discovered this artist who creates incredible works of art from wood. It got me thinking about wood as art. Here are some brilliant artists who are pushing the envelope with an age old material:

Ben Butler: chicago-based artist, creates large scale works in a variety of woods – cedar, mahogany, plywood, poplar;

Jae Hyo Lee: Korean artist, creates functional sculptures/furniture giving curves, grace and softness to the pine that he works with