David Erdman's sculptures of luxurious wood, informed by studies in architecture and boat building, evoke the elegantly flowing lines of a sailing vessel on the water. Significance is placed on the object itself as well as the tension in the air surrounding it, as one would view a sail in the breeze.
Erdman studied Sculpture at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, and Architecture at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. The artist maintains an active studio on the Gulf Coast of Florida, where the wind and the water inspire and energize him.
Windswept
banyan wood
41 x 12 x 19"
Windswept (detail)
banyan wood
41 x 12 x 19"
Wild
cocobolo river driftwood with paste wax
50 x 30 x 32"
Wild (detail)
cocobolo river driftwood with paste wax
50 x 30 x 32"
Wild
cocobolo river driftwood with paste wax
50 x 30 x 32"
Touch Me
monkey pod wood with high gloss polyurethane finish
Touch Me (detail)
monkey pod wood with high gloss polyurethane finish
28 x 22.5 x 37.5"
Touch Me
monkey pod wood with high gloss polyurethane finish
28 x 22.5 x 37.5"
Reach
2016
banyan wood
45 x 21 x 11"
Reach
2016
banyan wood
45 x 21 x 11"
Hoot
black walnut with boiled linseed oil
46.5 x 44 x 35"
Hoot (detail)
black walnut with boiled linseed oil
46.5 x 44 x 35"
Hoot
black walnut with boiled linseed oil
46.5 x 44 x 35"
Quintet (5 of 5)
linden wood with white wash
52 x 12 x 8"
Quintet (5 of 5)
linden wood with white wash
52 x 12 x 8"
Quintet (5 of 5)
linden wood with white wash
52 x 12 x 8"
Quintet (5 of 5)
linden wood with white wash
52 x 12 x 8"
Duck Duck Goose
cocobolo wood with gloss varnish
74.5 x 10 x 12"
Duck Duck Goose (detail)
cocobolo wood with gloss varnish
74.5 x 10 x 12"
Duck Duck Goose
cocobolo wood with gloss varnish
74.5 x 10 x 12"
Duck Duck Goose (detail)
cocobolo wood with gloss varnish
74.5 x 10 x 12"
Contrapposto
black walnut with polyurethane finish
41 x 8 x 7"
Contrapposto
black walnut with polyurethane finish
41 x 8 x 7"
Whisper
black walnut with high gloss polyurethane finish
14 x 4 x 6"
Whisper
black walnut with high gloss polyurethane finish
14 x 4 x 6"
Moment
cherry wood with high gloss polyurethane finish
35 x 9 x 8"
Icarus
black walnut with boiled linseed oil
45 x 28 x 16"