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John
Eric Byers cites an interest in "universal forms" as
one basis for his solidly built, geometrically shaped pieces.
Made of solid mahogany, each piece of Byers's furniture is brought
to life by the dense patterning of his thoroughly hand-carved
surfaces and layers of milk paint.
Recognized as a leading figure of the third generation of studio
furnituremakers, Byers's first mid-career retrospective was
mounted in 2004 at the Fuller Craft Museum. Writing about the
exhibition in American Craft, Jeannine Falino commented on
"his magnificent building blocks of design, the sphere and
ellipse, circle, square, cylinder and rectangle. Straightforward
and solid, in Byers's skillful hands they serve as large canvases
on which he projects mesmerizing carved and painted patterns."
Byers's work is represented in the collections of the Museum
of Arts and Design, New York; the Mint Museum of Craft and
Design, Charlotte, NC; and the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian,
Washington, D.C.
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| Ten Squares Cabinet White |
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| 2007 mahogany, milk paint, brass, lacquer 33x71
1/4 x 14" |
$18000 |
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