Pixellated animal sculptures by Shawn Smith
- Issue: Spring 2016
In Shawn Smith's sculptures, our digital world and nature collide: "I am interested in how we experience nature through technology," he says. "I grew up in a large city, connecting with the natural world through computers and TV. With my work, I create three-dimensional sculptural representations of two-dimensional images of nature I find online." He meticulously assembles cut and dyed wood, he says, to directly contrast with "the slipperiness and speed of the digital world." See more images at shawnsmithart.com.

Alligator (2013)
Balsa, bass wood, ink, acrylic paint
32 x 71 x 11 inches

Plywood, ink, acrylic paint
16 x 70 x 12.5 inches

Balsa, bass wood, ink, acrylic paint
41 x 71 x 12 inches

Balsa, bass wood, ink, acrylic paint
28 x 38 x 23 inches

Bass wood, ink, acrylic paint
49 x 46 x 11 inches

Balsa, bass wood, ink, acrylic paint
47 x 62 x 12 inches

Balsa, bass wood, ink, acrylic paint
24.5 x 31.5 x 5 inches

Balsa, bass wood, ink, acrylic paint
50 x 50 x 21.5 inches

Plywood, ink, acrylic paint
41 x 81 x 15 inches
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