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Woods Davy — Cantamar 9/16/25
Woods Davy

Cantamar 9/16/25

2025

Cantamar 9/16/25 presents a careful orchestration of natural stone balanced on a granite pad, its constituent elements arranged with a precision that reads as both geological and meditative. Davy has long worked at the intersection of material honesty and structural poetry, and this 2025 work exemplifies his sustained commitment to stone as a living vocabulary. The piece measures approximately 84 by 89 by 56 centimeters, a scale that places it firmly in dialogue with the human body, inviting the viewer to consider weight, equilibrium, and the quiet tension inherent in forms that appear to defy their own mass. The title, drawn from a date, roots the sculpture in a specific moment of resolution, the point at which Davy determined that the composition had arrived at its final state. This practice of titling by date rather than metaphor keeps the work grounded in process and time rather than prescribed meaning, allowing the stones themselves to carry the interpretive burden. The granite pad functions not merely as a base but as an active participant in the work, its flat permanence thrown into relief by the irregular, accumulated forms above it. For collectors, Cantamar 9/16/25 represents a mature statement within a body of work that has earned significant institutional and critical attention over several decades. The piece is signed and offered through Scott Richards Contemporary Art, providing clear provenance from the outset. Stone sculpture of this caliber rewards long-term ownership, as natural light and shifting environments continually animate the surfaces and spatial relationships Davy has so deliberately composed.

Medium
Stone on granite pad
Overall
Signed
Yes
Location
Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA

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Woods Davy, Cantamar 9/16/25, 2025

Cantamar 9/16/25 presents a careful orchestration of natural stone balanced on a granite pad, its constituent elements arranged with a precision that reads as both geological and meditative. Davy has long worked at the intersection of material honesty and structural poetry, and this 2025 work exemplifies his sustained commitment to stone as a living vocabulary. The piece measures approximately 84 by 89 by 56 centimeters, a scale that places it firmly in dialogue with the human body, inviting the viewer to consider weight, equilibrium, and the quiet tension inherent in forms that appear to defy their own mass. The title, drawn from a date, roots the sculpture in a specific moment of resolution, the point at which Davy determined that the composition had arrived at its final state. This practice of titling by date rather than metaphor keeps the work grounded in process and time rather than prescribed meaning, allowing the stones themselves to carry the interpretive burden. The granite pad functions not merely as a base but as an active participant in the work, its flat permanence thrown into relief by the irregular, accumulated forms above it. For collectors, Cantamar 9/16/25 represents a mature statement within a body of work that has earned significant institutional and critical attention over several decades. The piece is signed and offered through Scott Richards Contemporary Art, providing clear provenance from the outset. Stone sculpture of this caliber rewards long-term ownership, as natural light and shifting environments continually animate the surfaces and spatial relationships Davy has so deliberately composed.

Medium
Stone on granite pad
Dimensions
overall: 83.8 x 88.9 x 55.9 cm
Year
2025
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA

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