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Thomas Berger about his ‘Organic Style’ art work:
“Since the beginning of my sculpting endeavor I aimed at organic shapes and the inclusion of eroded surfaces. At one point one of my early customers asked if I knew that I did ‘Wabi-Sabi’. I did not, but researching this Japanese art aesthetic revealed that I did in fact have a similar concept: Aiming at imperfection, at a non-industrial appearance, revealing age and erosion as traces of history. As a fossil collector in my childhood, I am quite conscious of the age of life on earth, and that is expressed in these eroded looking sculptures - as well as the awareness that all life is vulnerable and perishable.”
Thomas Berger about his ‘Organic Style’ art work:
“Since the beginning of my sculpting endeavor I aimed at organic shapes and the inclusion of eroded surfaces. At one point one of my early customers asked if I knew that I did ‘Wabi-Sabi’. I did not, but researching this Japanese art aesthetic revealed that I did in fact have a similar concept: Aiming at imperfection, at a non-industrial appearance, revealing age and erosion as traces of history. As a fossil collector in my childhood, I am quite conscious of the age of life on earth, and that is expressed in these eroded looking sculptures - as well as the awareness that all life is vulnerable and perishable.”
'The Claw' 2021, granite
'Fossilized Shrimp with Fertilized Eggs' 2015, fieldstone
'Arctic Shrimp' 2014, fieldstone
'Brown Crab' 2013, fieldstone
'Fairyshrimp' 2010, fieldstone
'Trilobite' 2009, fieldstone
'Cidaris' 2011, black granite, color contrast is a result of polishing versus chiseling
'Echinocymis' 2011, fieldstone, front side
'Echinocymis' 2011, back side
'Hearturchin' 2014, fieldstone
'Holothuria' 2012, fieldstone
'Reach for the Stars' 2007, various stones
'Suspended Starfish' 2009, marble
'Mussel' 2021, granite
'Nautilus' 2008, fieldstone
'Nautilus Coronius' 2010, fieldstone
'Cuttlefish' 2023, granite
'Genetically Modified Squid' 2013, fieldstone, front side
'Genetically Modified Squid' backside
'Dog Whelk' 2017, fieldstone
'Long Black Snail' 2008, fieldstone
'Broken Shell' 2022, fieldstone
'Urchin' 2007, marble
'Tunicata' 2024, beach rocks
'Porifera #2' 2008
'Porifera #3' 2024, Chelmsford granite
'Floating Jellyfish' 2015, beach rock
'Sea Star' 2021, pink granite