URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD

Ursula von Rydingsvard‘s works are monumental in size. For some thirty years, she has been creating large-scale sculpture from fragrant cedar beams, which she painstakingly cuts, assembles, and laminates, finally rubbing powdered graphite into the work‘s textured, faceted surfaces. Mighty yet modest, the pieces are as overpowering as mountains in their dimensions while the wood‘s warm aura offers a sense of homely intimacy. Her sculptural practice expresses a creative will, physical exertion and great confidence in the intuitive artistic process.