A masterpiece of essentiality and material contrast: the Dolfi Wooden Angel with Natural Bark is a sculpture that celebrates the raw and authentic beauty of the South Tyrolean mountains.
This stylized figure is made using a block of maple wood, the preferred material for Dolfi sculptures of this size (9 cm). The artisan has skillfully worked the wood to preserve its natural bark over much of the body. This choice gives the sculpture a rough and variegated texture, with unique shades of brown, beige, and grayish-brown that enhance the concept of "raw wood with bark."
The purity of the Angel is symbolized by the smoothed side and the rounded head, painted in a uniform off-white, which contrasts sharply with the rusticity of the bark. Completing the work are the burnished or rusted metal wings, with a warm and slightly textured finish, which add a touch of industrial and earthly elegance to this one-of-a-kind celestial messenger.
