Martin Puryear Martian Puryear, admires the labor of working purely with one's hands; I think that he responds to art of other cultures because it is based on a level of craft that has been forgotten in American culture, which is human labor without the use of machines and other technological shortcuts. He also seems to be greatly interested in contrasts and balances since these are themes, which tend to prevail in his work. He …showed first 75 words of 507 total…

…showed last 75 words of 507 total…unseen means of attachment/support, flowing form, or as in Timber's Turn, it's balanced in a way that it appears to defy gravity. At the same time there is a balance that is present in many of his pieces, this is sometimes calming and leaves me at piece to enjoy a work, and at other times it is disturbing to me and leaves me questioning my beliefs in what I had known to be reality.