art

If you live near Pasadena and have nothing to do, may I suggest an art exhibit that opens today: Second Growth by William Stranger .

A second growth forest is one that has re-grown after it has been heavily logged or clear-cut. The exhibition Second Growth explores the “second life” of trees. Using salvaged materials as well as finely crafted furniture and hand carved objects, Stranger’s installation invokes the life cycle of a tree. The artist strives to have as little impact on the environment as possible and gives discarded, neglected wood a new existence, creating a new experience of the same wood. Influenced by the structure of trees, buildings and animals, his work exemplifies restraint, simplicity and harmony.