We applied a white hardwax oil to finish the cabinets and against
the charred black wood have a beautiful affect in the grain of the wood.
Not exact matches
The company chose
wood paneling because that's what it would have had in the late 1800s and painted it
black to resemble a
charred whiskey barrel.
The Highland Coffee Table's textured oak grain peeks through a matte
black stain that's evocative of
charred wood.
Postmasters is a reliable venue for exhibitions by midcareer figures with a slightly kooky posture; case in point, its current show by David Herbert, dominated by a Flying Dutchman of
charred wood and a sinister
black sewing machine that recalls the torture device in Kafka's «In the Penal Colony.»
The project, which Ruhwald has spent the last three years realizing, will establish a permanent art installation inside a Detroit apartment where the interior is made of
charred wood, glass, steel and
black ceramics.
This is seen in works such as Untitled (Burnt
Wood)(1988), where rectangular sections of various
charred woods form a monochromatic composition and Untitled (1989), which combines blocks of burnt
wood and salt on lead to form a striking
black and white abstract arrangement.
Using
charred wood, ash, molten glass, found objects, and
black - glazed ceramics, Ruhwald meticulously composes an immersive, richly sensorial experience that is at once dramatic, nostalgic, and uncanny.
A small
wood fire smolders on the floor, filling the space with a light haze; above it, the bamboo timbers of the hut's roof are
charred to a glossy
black.