rock sculpture

Inspiring awe and admiration, owls are fabled creatures of the night and keepers of sacred knowledge. They symbolize wisdom. Cesar González carves this white onyx sculpture by hand with amazing detail featuring a sodalite beak, big glass eyes. This vigilant owl is perched on a pyrite rock with its iron talons. The sculpture has a black onyx base.

These stunning sculptures depict horses that are hand-carved from albesia wood. Presented by Indonesian artisan Togog Suyasa, the pair features wood runners that allow them to rock back and forth. The horses are inspired by Nila Ambara, a smart horse that belonged to Rangga Lawe, who was the most renowned knight of the ancient Majapahit Kingdom. Because of Nila Ambara, Indonesian horses are associated with independence and strength.

Red garnet reveals the beauty of its rich grain, sculpted into a sleek obelisk. The minimalist form and brilliant color make this a mesmerizing sculpture. César Gonzáles lovingly shapes and polishes this unusual work of art to showcase inclusions of quartz within the stone. Garnet is thought to awaken the inner fire of creativity.

The deep green of nephrite is transformed into a perfect pyramid. One of the two minerals called jade, the gem shows fascinating nuances of color. César Gonzáles creates this diminutive but regal sculpture.

Like treasures from an ancient era, these jaran goyang or rocking horses are finely sculpted by hand by Bali's Togog Suyasa. In white and brown, the albesia wood equine statuettes feature jute manes and rock on forged iron bases.

Set on a base of calcite, a sphere of rhodonite is beautiful. César Gonzáles creates a petite sculpture of minimalist allure. The lovely gemstone is thought to foster elegance, refinement and calm.

An extraordinary example of Wayan Rendah's magnificent sculpting, this piece crafted in the Megulet style signifies a profound technical and spiritual undertaking. The trancelike yogi bows his body and presses his head against open palms, rocking back and forth on folded legs. The muscles and tendons of his arms and legs are stretched tautly as he prays with unrelenting fervor. The piece emits a powerful aura of piety, of religious asceticism, and of self-denial.
Yogis are holy men and great mystics, many of whom also possess the gift of prophecy. They are beloved figures in the countryside, and villagers will feed and care for the yogis as they roam from region to region, searching for perfect purity and knowledge through meditation, ecstatic trances and frightening self-mortification.
A gripping piece in local suar wood, the sculpture is redolent of Eastern mysticism and stark simplicity used to induce contemplation and reflection.

Hard at work, this miner exemplifies Mexico's storied mining legacy. Armando Ramírez crafts the sculpture with great dexterity, envisioning scrap pieces of metal as different body parts and accessories. For example, a spark plug is transformed into the miner's body and wires become the arms and feet as well as the pick axe on his shoulder. Pieces off a die machine are used to shape the helmet and boots. His vest is made from mosquito netting and the rock came from a die machine.

The artisan does not give his sculptures a fine polished finish, therefore smudges and scratches may be present.

These striking marble mushroom decorative accents bring nature’s most mysterious organism into your home with bold, contemporary flair. Sculpted from midnight-dark stone, the duo creates an instant focal point in any room. The Sierra Family artisans of Mexico transform solid rock into something remarkably organic—a paradoxical pairing of durability and delicacy presented in two complementary sizes that play wonderfully together on shelves, mantels or side tables.