Daily Artsy Figurative Sculpture

Grand Flora: Matt Wedel

One of the things that continues to draw Mr. F and I to the Northwest is the bigness of this world.  Everything just seems to exist on a grand scale here– trees tower, mountains loom, rivers stretch far and wide.  In his sculptural work, artist Matt Wedel  creates fantastical oversized forms and flowers, leaving no doubt that sometimes bigger is indeed better.

Sheep with Flowers by Matt Wedel Flower Tree 2010 by Matt Wedel Flower Tree 2013 by Matt Wedel

Flower Tree 2013 by Matt Wedel Portrait by Matt Wedel

Wedel’s larger than life flowers and plant forms spring forth from craggy rock-like shapes, fairly bursting forth as if they simply cannot be contained.  Color spills down from their petals, as if the life held therein is overflowing onto the rock below.  Exaggerated faces and fantastical forms create a wonderland where we might come to recognize that humans really are so very small.

To see more of Matt Wedel‘s work, please visit his website.

All images are via the artist’s website.

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