Originals in this selection, Expressive and gestural, Natural Stone.
Blow, notch, sweep
Gestural natural stone looks as if the movement had been struck directly into the rock. Anyone seeking expressive natural stone sculptures for sale wants rough character and visible energy.
In gestural works the traces of making are left standing on purpose: a blow with the point chisel, a deep furrow, a broken edge. Natural stone is ideal for this, since every fracture shows a new texture. Sandstone looks soft and grainy, limestone pale and splintery, slate flaky. The surface reacts to light and time of day and gains a liveliness that smooth stone does not reach.
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Space and care
Sculptures like these need room and side light so that blow marks cast shadows. Outdoors they work against walls, hedges or sky, indoors in large rooms. Ask about type of rock and impregnation. Soft rock must be kept dry, and care is limited to a brush. A spot where the light arrives from one direction suits them, because ridges and notches then read most clearly.