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There is a French term - objet trouvé - for this art form. But the expression is not necessarily a slave to academic terminology. Simply standing in front of one of Per Falk's sculptures is enough to understand it and at the same time be captivated by what nature has created and what Falk's eye has captured and brought forth.
Per Falk, a lawyer by profession, was inspired by his father, who, with a found piece of wood and carved head, created a crucifix of "almost nothing." The creative process could be breathtakingly fast, and sometimes the completion of a work could take no more than ten minutes. In Per Falk's own words:
"How does a root become a sculpture? Put simply, it goes like this. I choose an interesting root with its accompanying stump and remove soil and thin root threads. I turn and twist it, maybe work on it to some extent, and turn it upside down. Finally, I find a name and place the sculpture on a pedestal, and the sculpture is ready. The names can feel obvious from the beginning (Torso), often imagination runs wild (Eagle), other sculptures are ambiguous and get different names from different viewers, for example, a Buck rearing up. Some want to call it a Courtyard Pump, some see a trunk and want to call it an Elephant. Several of the objects have only been worked by sun, wind, and water, e.g., the Court Jester, while others have been slowly crafted with the help of a saw and chisel and great thought like the Golgotha sculpture."
At Ekenbergs Auctions, we now have 19 examples of his creative ability, and although the artworks bear titles, we are free to interpret other shapes, similes, and thoughts - all according to our own minds.
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