
Ascension, 12/18/25
2025
Ascension, 12/18/25 presents a compact yet commanding presence, balancing irregular natural stone atop a steel armature in a composition that feels simultaneously precarious and resolved. Davy works within a sculptural language defined by tension, allowing the raw, geological character of the stone to assert itself fully while the industrial precision of the steel provides quiet, structural counterpoint. The title, dated with the specificity of a journal entry, suggests that each work in this ongoing series captures a singular moment of equilibrium, a fleeting physical negotiation between weight and lift that the sculpture then holds in perpetuity. Woods Davy has spent decades refining this practice, gathering stones from riverbeds and coastlines and pairing them with hand-forged steel elements fabricated in his Los Angeles studio. The modesty of the dimensions here, just over fifty centimeters in each direction, concentrates that energy rather than diminishing it. Collectors will find that the work rewards sustained attention, the eye moving between the pitted, time-worn surfaces of the stone and the clean geometric logic of the steel, discovering in that contrast a meditation on natural force and human intention. Signed by the artist and offered through Sabbatikal, Ascension, 12/18/25 represents Davy's practice in a particularly intimate scale, accessible for residential placement without sacrificing the philosophical weight that has distinguished his work in major institutional collections. For the collector drawn to sculpture that engages material history and elemental process, this piece offers an enduring focal point.
- Medium
- Stone and steel
- Overall
- Signed
- Yes
- Location
- Sabbatikal, Palm Springs, CA
- Spotted At
- Gallery · SabbatikalView on map
For Sale — $25000
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