Catharsis Through Carving: Exploring the practice of artist Nathan Henton.
Producing life-size, wooden sculptures, artist Nathan Henton’s practice seeks to investigate shape, form and the void within space. Through a process called direct carving, Henton systematically eliminates material from the outside in, sculpting the final form rather than working from a preliminary model.
Respecting the nature of the material and often working collaboratively alongside it, Henton highlights its individual qualities and uses simplistic forms and finishes to expose its raw materiality. The final results are transcendent, organic and abstract. The work contains direct actions of the artist’s hand, where errors blend into possibilities, and the topography of the surface evokes the bucolic Cornish landscape that surrounds him.
This project was part of SYNESTHESIA II; a collaboration between ten Cornish artists and five London-based writers, in association with DATEAGLE ART, Synestheris Project, Plymouth Creative, Plymouth University and Cultivator Cornwall.
︎ Published: DATEAGLE ART
