KLAUS KIRCHNER

My basic principle is to bring out the natural beauty of the
wood. My works are made from unglued wood
wood, whereby wood with defects, knots, cracks and
cracks and overcuts have a special appeal for me. I
mainly work on the lathe, where the wood rotates and I remove material with
and I remove material with slicing cuts. When
I have harmonized the shape with my imagination,
the object is finished except for the surface treatment. Depending on
Depending on the type of wood, this means sanding, carving, brushing, coloring,
burning, structuring, oiling and waxing. Intention
for the exhibition: I have seen photos of pollen taken with an
electron microscope and was fascinated by their beauty.
fascinated by their beauty. Normally the pollen
usually 40-60 micrometers in size, imperceptible to the eye.
Since some of the objects are round, I wanted to
into a visible size on the lathe.
3 of the pollen are spherical, another is also round
round - which is why they can also be made by hand with the turning tools.
tools. Depending on the type of object
I have also worked with carving tools, small milling cutters
and grinders. Paint and sand were applied
and in the case of Eranthis, ukibori (wood steaming) was used to create
wood) to create small pimples.