06/05/2024 By Tony Nguyen
David Barr’s Sawpath Series is an exploration of the spiral pattern (a common theme in his work) that occurs often in nature—including in cones from the types of pines harvested in Michigan’s logging era. This series of sculptures connects the essence of those trees and their ecosystems to the relationship humans have with their environment. When looking beyond the artist’s precise calculations in the position and angle of every element, one can imagine the stories wrapped up in sawblades cutting through forests of monstrous pines to be stacked, hauled, and shipped for the sake of industry and the Midwest’s growing population.
