One of my first portraits for the 100 Strangers Project was a photo of an artist and sculptor.Lennart Jansson, who uses a chain saw to make his art. This sculpture group was made by him. You can find it at the Skutan farm in Handen. It tells a story about the people who once lived here. They worked in the washing industry, and looking at these great sculptures you can easily get a feeling about how hard that work must have been all those years ago. Not so long ago, the local council paid another artist Peter Johansson (from Gothenburg), a few hundred thousand SEK for an art piece called Clean House that was said to represent this part of the local history. That made quite a few people angry as Lennart told me. Those people wanted a local artist to be given a chance to create something similar and Lennart was asked to do his version. And this was the result. Sadly he didn't get much money for his work as it was made for a local cultural association (not completely sure which one) , but if you ask me, this is way better than the Johansson work that is located in the middle of a roundabout! Bigger photo.
3 comments:
I really like these. It would look good in my front garden I think!
What kind of chisels does he use to carve these things? They are well done.
Do you think it takes real courage for a total stranger to ring your doorbell and ask where they can take a leak? I always tell them at the city building.
Abraham Lincoln in Brookville, Ohio
He uses a chain saw Abe. Follow this link to see him in action:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/steffe/2300744896/
Post a Comment