{"id":583676,"date":"2026-07-13T17:03:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/583676\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T17:03:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:03:50","slug":"uncanny-landscapes-in-pen-and-ink-span-wooden-panels-by-john-buck-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/583676\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncanny Landscapes in Pen and Ink Span Wooden Panels by John Buck \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Three Patriarchs of Zion Canyon to the swamps of Louisiana to the immense cascade of Niagara Falls, John Buck<\/a>\u2019s dreamlike landscapes evoke the juxtapositions and proportions of dreams. His solo exhibition, Mont Blanc on Wood at Zolla \/ Lieberman Gallery<\/a>, draws us to the fuzzy boundary between the familiar and the uncanny.<\/p>\n

The Bozeman-based artist is known for his eccentric, often life-size wooden sculptures that draw on folklore, personal memory, and daily observations. Figures are sometimes hybridized with other objects, and idiosyncratic drawings on wood panel reveal expansive landscapes populated by anthropomorphized plants and dramatic rock pinnacles.<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>\u201cLighthouse\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 27 x 36 \u00bd inches<\/p>\n

The works in Mont Blanc on Wood span a range of places and references, emphasizing landscapes where things feel perhaps a little \u201coff.\u201d The desert stares back in \u201cCactus Grove (No. 13),\u201d and in \u201cLighthouse (No. 18),\u201d a light station in the middle of a desert lake shines mostly onto arid, rocky landforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuck reflects on social and political realities, environmental concerns, and the eccentricities of human behavior, all while maintaining a sense of humor and a deep engagement with craft,\u201d the gallery says. \u201cHis art balances storytelling with formal clarity, inviting viewers into a world where the familiar becomes speculative and symbolic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mont Blanc on Wood continues through August 8 in Chicago.<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>\u201cCactus Grove\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 36 \u00bd x 27 inches<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>\u201cThree Patriarchs, Utah\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 26 \u00bd x 31 \u00bd inches<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>\u201cThe Never Sweat Mine\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 21 \u00bc x 26 \u00bd inches<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>\u201cAtchafalaya\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 26 \u00bd x 32 inches<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>\u201c7 Waterfalls (No14),\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 37 x 27 inches<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>\u201cAspens\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 26 \u00bd x 37 \u00bd inches<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>\u201cSea Mount\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 52 x 37 \u00bd inches<\/p>\n

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