Stone Eater / Alain Mailland

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Accession Number
2003/2.80
Title
Stone Eater
Artist Nationality
French
Artist Life Dates
born, Ivory Coast, Africa, 1959
Medium and Support
elm burl, Italian stones
Object Creation Date
2000
Object Creation Place
Europe (continent)
France (nation)
Uze's
Creation Place 1
Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2
France (nation)
Creation Place 3
Uze's
Dimensions
43.2 cm x 30.5 cm x 30.5 cm (17 in. x 12 in. x 12 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Sculpture
Primary Object Type
abstract sculpture
Secondary Object Classification
Sculpture
Secondary Object Type
carving
Physical Description
Turned-wood sculpture composed of a cluster of small jar-like vessels with stones embedded througout
small hollow vessels with stones, joined into one whole
Subject Matter
After taking a course in woodturning, Alain Mailland established his own woodworking shop devoted to cabinetry, stairs, and verandas. In the early 1990s, he turned his focus solely to wood art, specializing in greenwood hollowing because “it’s a live material…and it later changes shape in an interesting way.” He quickly gained a reputation for his unique work and for turning some of the most difficult pieces created.
Complex and intricately carved, The Stone Eater is exemplary in its technical achievement. Each small vessel was individually turned, and yet the piece as a whole is still a single block of wood. It shows just how far Mailland is prepared to push the limits of technical skill.
The overall effect is one of a barnacle-like sea organism.
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2003/2.80
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"Stone Eater; Alain Mailland." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-2.80/2003_2.80.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 27, 2024.
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