The tree trunk

**KBs PensNmore** · 20th August 2015, 04:09 PM

Had this sent to me as an Email, thought you might like it here.

From:one tree,four years of work and an indescribable amount of talent: that’s what it took to create this incredible masterpiece.

A famous Chinese wood carver chopped down a single tree and tirelessly worked on it for over four years to make this piece. It all started out with a simple tree trunk…

The carving is based on the famous Chinese painting “Along the River During the Qingming Festival.” The original artwork was created over 1,000 years ago.

The piece won the Guinness World Record for the longest wooden carving and measures over 40ft (specifically, it is 12.286 meters long, is 3.075 meters tall at it highest point, and is also 2.401 meters wide).

The intricate carvings of daily life in ancient China are so detailed and perfect, they could drop your jaw.

It’s no surprise that this incredible work of art is drawing so much attention. It’s amazing, but not just because it’s so big, but also because it’s so incredibly detailed.

That was 8,760 hours well spent.

Share this awesome work with others.

**Robson Valley** · 20th August 2015, 04:14 PM

Disappointing to not see any pictoral evidence.
I suggest that you google "Guiseppe Penone" to see what he has done with dozens of tree trunks over many decades.

It follows that I brought home a couple of small 12" x 96" tree trunks. Just to experience GP's activity.
Exhausting. No idea where his energy and stamina came from. Nonetheless, quite an experience.

**artful bodger** · 21st August 2015, 07:12 PM

I reckon this is the carving in question..
Guinness Book of Records for creating the world's longest ...

<cite class="_Rm">www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Guinness-Book-Records-creating-worlds-longest.</cite>

**HuonPhil** · 21st August 2015, 09:17 PM

Parochial? yes, but let's not forget Tasmania's Wall

http://www.thewalltasmania.com/

I wonder if these guys undertake such huge projects so they don't have to wonder what they will do next so frequently?

Philip.

**Robson Valley** · 22nd August 2015, 08:53 AM

I'd like to see both of those. What I admire the most is the choice of subject: human activities.
I find it very hard to imagine that all the characters and fixtures of the Chinese effort have been carved in situ.

Guisepe Penone: In spite of the small log size and my weak efforts, I have never been so exhausted
swinging a mallet. I can remember laughing to myself one evening.
Out loud, I said: "I can't pick that mallet up even one more time, let alone swing it."
Was a 30oz/940g lead-core carving mallet.
Actually, I quit and tossed both logs. Got in maybe 5cm, all was well, then began to hit
one resin pocket after another. The consistency of honey.

**artful bodger** · 23rd August 2015, 05:43 PM

Hey Robson.
Just had a squiz at some of Guiseppe Penones' work. You are right that is amazing work. Thank's for the tip.
Here is a little taster of him starting one of his sculptures.... The end result is pretty cool.

Well worth looking up his works.

**Tonyz** · 23rd August 2015, 05:53 PM

dang I hope this works but sometimes I really wonder about the Chinese artists

**Robson Valley** · 24th August 2015, 01:43 AM

artful: thanks for pulling up a picture of Penone.
He did a whole lot of attractive & smaller work.
So in a fit of ambition, I thought: "all I need is a junk log."
While I failed, it certainly gave me an appreciation for process.

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