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回收木料刻画日新月异的城市景观

Abstract Cityscapes Made of 

Reclaimed Wood Symbolize 

an Ever-Changing Urban Landscape

美国费城艺术家詹姆斯·麦克纳布（James McNabb）通过他的雕塑艺术来捕捉城市建筑的精髓。通常，他的抽象设计大都在大圆圈中，以其它细长元素组成的几何形状盖起狭窄的摩天大楼。

Philadelphia-based artist James McNabb captures the essence of urban architecture through his sculptural wood art. Often, his abstract designs take the form of large circles and other geometric shapes that are composed of many elongated elements resembling narrow skyscrapers. 

建筑群融合在一起，直指圆心。没有任何背景，由这些负空间形成的层叠形象雕刻仿佛让人产生看鲁宾花瓶时的视觉错觉。

The collections of buildings are fused together and collectively point towards empty centers. Devoid of backgrounds, there are secondary images formed by these negative spaces that feels similar to the Rubin’s Vase optical illusion.

麦克纳布设计的小型建筑的特征与任何一个城市都很相似。是纽约么？或者东京？他以象征性的结构来代表这类地区的“社会学概念”，特别是“她们的美，独特性和过度发展”。通过这些广泛象征的应用，麦克纳布发出了挑战：我们应该将城市景观蕴含深意和我们的感受融入到作品中。

McNabb designs his small architectural features to resemble any city. Rather that look like New York or Tokyo, he uses the structures a symbols to represent the “sociological concepts” concerning these types of locales—particularly “their beauty, uniqueness, and over-development.” By using these broad emblems, McNabb is challenging us to imbue the work with our own meaning and feelings about urban landscapes.

我们一直钦佩麦克纳布的木雕艺术，特别是他“以带锯素描”的技术在作品坚硬表面中展示的错综复杂的细节，着实令人惊叹不已！也因此，这种引人入胜的独特技艺也使他备受瞩目！麦克纳布正忙于他的第一次国际个人展。

We have admired McNabb’s carved wood art for years, especially his technique of “sketching with a band saw” that reveals stunning intricate details on the hard surface. This striking and unique approach has only garnered him more attention since; McNabb is currently gearing up for his first international solo exhibition. 

此次展览名为“结构”，于2017年9月2日至9月24日在巴黎玛格达·唐妮丝画廊（Magda Danysz Gallery）展出他最近的雕塑作品。在当地有兴趣的朋友不妨去欣赏一下！

Called Structure, it will feature his most recent sculptures at the Magda Danysz Gallery in Paris. If you’re local, check out the show from September 2 to September 24, 2017.

艺术家詹姆斯·麦克纳布（James McNabb）利用其专业知识、使用回收木材进行创作，雕刻出展示世界城市精髓的木雕艺术。

Using reclaimed wood and an expert knowledge of the construction, artist James McNabb creates carved wood art that's inspired by the essence of cities around the world.

到麦克纳布的工作室来一探究竟吧！

Check out McNabb's work in progress—including a peek into his studio.

摘自：mymodernmet.com

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