Cal Lane

Artist Cal Lane’s describes her work as a study in opposites — dense and delicate, industrial and charming, utilitarian and beautiful. Though to my eye, it’s more about transformation. The sculptor creates intricate pattern-covered art from unlikely objects. Lane redeems the ordinary and the ugly and remakes it into something exquisite.  In her Crude series, Lane made extraordinary Persian-carpet style patterned pieces from oil barrels. In her, simple gardening tools become fanciful and lace-like. I just love Lane’s work. And it’s the perfect art-as-celebration for this Earthday.

{ Images from Cal Lane’s website, Foley Gallery, and NYT. }

Read more about brilliant Cal Lane here. 

Comments

[Kinsley]

I am absolutely blown away!!!!!! I kept wanting to get closer and closer to study and touch each piece. I'll never look at a shovel the same way again. Amazing, just amazing. Thank you for the excellent Earth Day posting.

[susieq]

Kinsley, I feel just like you. I want to touch too.

[Colleen]

The shovels are amazingly gorgeous ... I've never
seen art like this. Thank you, susieq

[Nancy]

How would anyone even think to do that?!?!? Cal Lane is beyond brilliant. In her pieces, she has combined the beauty of nature with the most mundane of utilitarian necessities. Love the post.

[erin@designcrisis]

Wow! I want to hang that wheelbarrow on my wall soooo bad.

[Mary E]

I would give anything for a shovel ....

[Megan]

Cal's work is really incredible. I thought you might be interested in this exhibition in the fall, for which she's been commissioned to create a new piece - "Lace in Translation" at The Design Center in Philadelphia. More info & photos here: http://pitch.pe/10756 and here: http://tr.im/kEcF