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Winter by Philip Haas 

“Visitors to the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC have been perplexed and astonished by the latest addition there. To celebrate an exhibition of the works of sixteenth century artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo - and certainly in homage to the bizarre nature of the Renaissance artist, Philip Haas has created Winter [an awesome] five meter high fibreglass scultpure. [Has anyone told the Ents about this long-lost cousin?]

Winter, which was unveiled in September 2010 is something quite magnificent.  A human head of (apparently) bark, dead branches, twigs, and covered with moss, fungi, vines, and ivy the object is both out of the ordinary and expressive.

Philip Haas is an American artist, best known for his film intallations at the Kimbell Art Museum. Known as Butchers, Dragons, Gods and Skeletons, it was hailed as one of the best shows of 2009. He has also had retrospectives of his art films at the Tate in London, the Pompidou in Paris and the Lincoln in New York among others.”

Visit Kuriositas to view additional images of Winter.

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