48. Patrick Dougherty

Patrick Dougherty kind of reminds me of the last artist I did Kate MccGwire, the Shapes and the movements of the branches. Dougherty was born in Oklahoma in 1945, and raised in North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina in 1667, earning a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Hospital and Health Administration from the University of Iowa in 1969. He returned to school years later to study art history and sculpture.

Dougherty combines his passion for art and nature to build these amazing pieces made from trees. His first work from tree was done in 1982, at an Exhibition sponsored by the North Carolina Museum of Art. He has built over 230 works, and has become internationallt acclaimed.

  

 

My favorite of his works is the two images above. The first is a tree house, which has come alive and is wrapping itself around the real house. The second image is of these giant figures, which have the shape of a vase. The vases have features of humans, on even seem to be holding a child, like their taking a family photo.