ON VIEW

Built in Leonardo Drew's Brooklyn studio, these three wall-mounted sculptures evoke the sense of an abstracted landscape or rugged skylines, depending on the viewer’s perspective. From tree roots and branches, to piles of meticulously placed blocks of wood, these densely layered sculptures activate their surrounding space with their sheer weight and undeniable presence. Typical of Drew’s works, this series  reminds the viewer of time’s passing and the natural processes of decay and regeneration. The artist intentionally manipulates the wood and other objects to weather and age them, revealing his intense attention to shaping, cutting, building, and working his pieces through his own distinct material language. The paradox of complexity and simplicity, along with the pairing of natural and man-made lines, produces a sense of tension and incredible energy within the sculptures, suggesting forces just contained or on the verge of breaking through.