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Who does modern wood carving?

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The 20th cent. has seen a resurgence of interest in the medium of wood. Notable modern sculptors who have used wood include Archipenko, Barlach, Henry Moore, and the Finnish Tapio Virkkala. An appreciation of the basic materialÑthe grain and texture of woodÑled many figurative artists including William Zorach, Chaim Gross, Robert Laurent, and JosŽ de Creeft to work with wood. Wood has also held a fascination for some abstract artists, notably Louise Nevelson who created large, intricate sculptural compositions of carved and turned wood forms.

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