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Crime Scene Tiles Sculpture

Jeff Davis

United States

Sculpture, Wood on Wood

Size: 8 W x 11 H x 3 D in

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FirstArt: Original Art by Jeff Davis The shop name FirstArt is a reference to Jeff Davis’s interest in the first artistic expression of the human species some 30,000 years ago. As an artist, educator, and amateur anthropologist, Jeff has studied the earliest tools, figurines, and cave paintings made by our ancient ancestors living during the Upper Paleolithic Period. The term “Stone Age” to describe this period of our history is something of a misnomer largely caused by the consummate durability of stone, which far outlasts most other materials. Our ancient ancestors likely used stone to make art only when a less durable material reached the end of its usefulness; in other words, for every stone statuette or figurine discovered and placed in the archeological record, there likely were many other objects of similar vintage and style made of wood that have not survived. We will never know how much wood art was made during the Upper Paleolithic. When making his own art, Jeff tries to keep these earliest artists, these First Artists, in mind. This is not to say he imitates their work or uses it for models, nor does he make an effort to recreate their cognitive functioning and emotional states while he sculpts. Trying to understand what moved First Artists to sculpt and paint, on the other hand can be productive; but Jeff does not mimic them—which would be impossible anyway because our Upper Paleolithic ancestors created their art without the historical baggage that all contemporary artists must carry with them. Although the motives of First Artists may have been different from ours, their fundamental apprehension of beauty (and the aesthetic principles that guided their work) were likely similar to our own, these things having been hard-wired into the human brain well before even their time by millions of years of evolution. When in the presence of these earliest works of art, it’s hard not to be impressed by their power. This ability to move the viewer is what Jeff tries to achieve in his own art. For more on FirstArt and more examples of Jeff’s art, go to his Facebook page: facebook.com/first.art.jeffdavis. _____________________________________________________________ One of the most popular genre’s of Jeff’s work is called “wall sculpture.” All wall sculptures consist of two main elements, the carton and the objects in the carton. The carton is made from recovered cedar shingles that underwent years of intense weathering on top of a house. This weathering produces many effects in the wood including color changes, density changes, and irregular physical features that Jeff incorporates into the final product. The objects in the carton niches are made of various wood materials, some painted, some not; bones, some painted and some not; and wire. This wall sculpture is titled Crime Scene Tiles As the name suggests, wall sculptures are meant to be mounted on a wall. Hardware included.

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Sculpture:Wood on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:8 W x 11 H x 3 D in

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FirstArt: Original Art by Jeff Davis The shop name FirstArt is a reference to Jeff Davis’s interest in the first artistic expression of the human species some 30,000 years ago. As an artist, educator, and amateur anthropologist, Jeff has studied the earliest tools, figurines, and cave paintings made by our ancient ancestors living during the Upper Paleolithic Period. The term “Stone Age” to describe this period of our history is something of a misnomer largely caused by the consummate durability of stone, which far outlasts most other materials. Our ancient ancestors likely used stone to make art only when a less durable material reached the end of its usefulness; in other words, for every stone statuette or figurine discovered and placed in the archeological record, there likely were many other objects of similar vintage and style made of wood that have not survived. We will never know how much wood art was made during the Upper Paleolithic. When making his own art, Jeff tries to keep these earliest artists, these First Artists, in mind. This is not to say he imitates their work or uses it for models, nor does he make an effort to recreate their cognitive functioning and emotional states while he sculpts. Trying to understand what moved First Artists to sculpt and paint, on the other hand can be productive; but Jeff does not mimic them—which would be impossible anyway because our Upper Paleolithic ancestors created their art without the historical baggage that all contemporary artists must carry with them. Although the motives of First Artists may have been different from ours, their fundamental apprehension of beauty (and the aesthetic principles that guided their work) were likely similar to our own, these things having been hard-wired into the human brain well before even their time by millions of years of evolution. When in the presence of these earliest works of art, it’s hard not to be impressed by their power. This ability to move the viewer is what Jeff tries to achieve in his own art.

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