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David Caricato

David CaricatoVery early in his career the artist was a wood block printmaker. Caricato’s work went through many phases since then and now has come back to wood. This time he carves wood as sculpture. With the carving, the artist introduces his painting skills into the sculpture. Visitors to the gallery often mistake his carved and painted objects as being assemblages of real objects and dismiss the work as installation art. When the sculptures are explained as trompe l’oeil, the viewer tends to become fascinated and spends much time closely examining each work of art. They are worth examining and have many thought provoking features.

 

 

David Caricato Hand Carved Sculpture

#255 Ancient Traveler $3400.00
#255 Ancient Traveler $3400.00 10″ x 18″ raffia removable carved mask w/stand
#256 Prairie Spirit wall pc w/bracket $1800.00
SOLD#256 Prairie Spirit wall pc w/bracket $1800.00 26″ x 6″
261 “Curandero” Wood $3900
253 “Geronimo Rode White Painted Pony” Wood $3800
259 “Lightning Spirit” Wood $3400
SOLD 275″Mask” Wood $500
254 “Praire Ménage à Trois” Wood $3800
262 “Studio Spirit” Wood $1600
SOLD 249 “The Secret Answer” Wood

All sculpture created by David Caricato is hand carved wood and adorned with a removable hand carved or leather mask. Each raven wears a beaded bracelet hallmarking his work.

 

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Sunrise – Magpie

Sold Sun Rise Magpie, hand carved magpie with mask, by david caricato
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Sunrise – Magpie, by David Caricato
Hand carved raven with hand carved removable mask with stand
12″ tall (with mask on) x 21″ l x 10″ w
SOLD $3,200
DC1-240

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Mystic Raven Sculpture

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Mystic Raven Sculpture, by David Caricato
hand carved wood sculpture
SOLD



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Eternal Autumn

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Eternal Autumn Wood Magpie Sculpture with Removable Mask, by David Caricato
raffia, cottonwood, horsehair and hand painted
11″ x 20″ x 13″
SOLD

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Coyote Walks with a Song; Earth Dancer

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Coyote Walks with a Song, Earth Dancer Sculpture, by David Caricato
hand carved on gourd with leather, removable carved mask and stand
40″ x 14″ x16″
SOLD
#208

The Story of Earth Dancers

Long ago, there was a very old Earth Dancer who wore masks. None of the other Earth Dancers understood why, nor did they yet know that one day all Earth Dancers would wear masks. The change began when an impudent young Earth Dancer challenged the old man, who was sitting in the shade carving an owl mask.

“Old fool! Why do you waste your time making toys? After all your work, you’ll put on that mask and you still won’t be an owl! You’ll still be and old fool!”

The old Earth Dancer stopped his work, slowly looked up, and gently laid the mask on the bench beside him. Quietly, and without any sign of anger, he said, “Yes, that’s true.”  He calmly continued  to look at the youth for some time, without saying anything more. Then, he picked up his mask and resumed his work.

The youth stood defiantly facing the old man, waiting for more response. None came. At last, he grew bored and turned to walk away. As he did, from the corner of his eye, he thought he saw the mask blink! He looked straight at it in disbelief, but now it was motionless. He thought he must have imagined it, for the old carver obliviously continued working.

“Sit down,” said the elder, without looking up. The bewildered youth mindlessly obeyed.

Still carving, the old masker began. “Earth Dancers are not separate from animals, from the earth, or even the sun and the moon. All things come from and belong to each other. Bravery, serenity, wisdom, and lightheartedness all come from the same source as eagles, lions, owls, and Earth Dancers. When  I wear a mask, I’m not pretending to be something that I’m not. I wear masks to remind myself that I am one with the things that I love and aspire to be. I can be as brave as the lion, as free as the eagle, as serene as the moon, and as wise as the owl. I only need to be reminded.”

The youth, losing his patience and regaining his impudence, ridiculed the ancient storyteller. “So! For a fool to be wise all he has to do is wear an owl mask! Is that what you’re telling me? Well, then, you truly are an old fool!”

The old man, without looking up, tossed the youth a block of wood. The boy instinctively caught it, and the moment he touched it, a strange warmth slowly spread over his hands. He looked up in confusion, but the old one was reabsorbed in his carving, and seemed to have forgotten that anyone was there. For a long time, the young Earth Dancer sat, holding the block of wood, staring at the owl mask in the hands of the skillful carver, and thinking of nothing but the mysterious blink and the unfamiliar sensation in his hands. Finally, his reverie was broken by the voice of the elder.

“Would you like to borrow a carving knife?”

When the youth raised his eyes, they were greeted by the dark, deep, unblinking eyes of the old man. Lost in those dark eyes, the second Earth Dancer to wear masks reached out, accepted the knife and said, “Yes. Thank You.”



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