This feels both wholesome per the idea, and awful as it feels like an epitome of humans only understanding humans.
this post was submitted on 14 Apr 2024
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Yes. We are better suited at understanding other humans than animals.
The damaged tree likely could still have been a home for animals. This, not so much.
I don't understand the need so many feel to make sure that human fingerprints are visible on everything. Like carving initials in trees, spray painting on boulders, stacking stones at the beach.
Can't we look out at the natural world and see that it's the absence of us, or absence of any signs we were there that makes it beautiful?
Sounds like the tree was due to be felled. This artist arguably saved the tree by turning into art. While he did oil it to keep it from rotting, he oiled it using a plant based oil safe for proximity to water ways. This sounds like as close to a win as anyone's gonna get in these circumstances
Correct. Someone else below shared this link.
"The Forestry Commission, who are looking after the area, decided that it would be a good idea to have a memorial to the tree and left a 50ft stem when they felled it," said Mr O'Rourke, who has called his work the Giant Hand of Vyrnwy. "They invited eight artists to tender for the job and I got it." He said the hand carving was in an area of the estate known as The Giants of Vyrnwy, and the location had inspired him.
So, it was bound to be made into something or another - seems like a win like you said!
Imagine a person gets struck by lightning and we carve their body into the shape of a branch
This should be a law, for some reason.
Now do another one and make them high-five
Looks more like an angle-grinder artist to me.
Good spot. Yeah - that’s how it is. I remember looking at chainsaw carvings the first time and - being a chainsaw user - was mind blown at the level of detail. Made much more sense when I watched a YT video about it and saw the finishing tools being used.
Kinda spooky
Should have been giving the sky the middle finger.
Cabin in the Woods, anyone?
First thing I thought of:
He's clearly using a grinder in the picture.