David Nash

David Nash works primarily with wood that has fallen naturally or has been felled due to age, disease or safety. He also makes planted works; living, growing sculptures; long term projects that span decade;, trees, brambles, copses are sculpted and manipultaed over tens of years to form domes, grids of saplings and walls of living matter.

Out of the felled trees emerge eggs, columns and pyramids. Domes are formed from elements of the tree, Cork Oak bark is stacked to make towering spires and squat 9 m circles. Oak branches are burnt and stuck into the ground end on to form low convex structures. He burns and chars the wood to form deep black, velvety surfaces. Burnt edges highlight geometric shapes cut into columns, hexagonal shapes are carved from oak eggs.

On the left of this page you will find a small selection of sculptures.

Below you will find links to drawings and David Nash at Kew Gardens, London.

Lines & Smudges


David Nash @ Kew Gardens

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