Michael Branca Fine Art - Grounded (carving)

Michael Branca - Fine Art

Grounded

by Michael Branca

2002

oil painted carved cherry relief

5 1/2" x 5 3/4"

private collection

"I'll begin with Michael Branca's "Grounded," a small plaque carved in cherry and touched with paint. Essentially a pair of feet and a bit of legs, it is a little obscure and very funny. It will never reveal precisely what the carver is getting at and the viewer will never stop trying. It, and a companion, "Ungrounded," have visual durability built into them."
-Philip Isaacson, Maine Sunday Telegram