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Distressed Wood: The wonderfully creepy sculptures of Paul Kaptein

These images of work by Perth-based artist Paul Kaptein might look like they've been deliberately warped and distorted in Photoshop. But in fact, this is exactly what his unnerving and somewhat creepy sculptures, created using laminated, hand-carved wood and graphite, actually look like.

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Hand-carved wooden sculpture of a figure's head with pale, asymmetrical features and one eye partially closed, created by Paul Kaptein

We've already featured Kaptein's work before on Creative Boom, but we make no apologies for returning to this astonishing artist and sharing his latest creations once again.

Most recently on show at the Bankwest Art Gallery in Perth, Kaptein's latest sculptures are entitled, from top to bottom, The smell of rain, Mute Figure #1, Mute Figure #2 and Mute Figure #3 (three images of each).

Wooden sculpture of a child-like figure with an asymmetrical face, carved from pale laminated wood with graphite detailing, wearing a draped garment
Wooden bust sculpture of a woman in profile with her hair tied back, wearing a draped garment, carved from pale laminated wood
Wooden sculpture of a headless figure in contorted pose, carved from laminated wood with angular distortions throughout the torso and limbs
Carved wooden figure with distorted, angular body standing upright, wearing hooded jacket and trousers, created by Perth-based artist Paul Kaptein
Hand-carved wooden sculpture by Paul Kaptein depicting a contorted figure with twisted limbs and distorted proportions on a white base
Pale wooden carved sculpture of a faceless hooded figure with exaggerated angular limbs, titled Mute Figure #1 by Paul Kaptein
Hand-carved wooden sculpture of a distorted headless figure with a hollowed torso, by Paul Kaptein
Wooden sculpture of a hooded figure with an abstracted, distorted form carved from laminated wood by Paul Kaptein
Paul Kaptein's wooden sculpture of a standing figure with distorted, melting facial features wearing a shirt and trousers
Wooden carved figure viewed from behind, standing with arms at sides, wearing cream-coloured clothing with a distorted, warped form
Cream-coloured wooden sculpture of a standing figure in profile, carved from laminated wood with distorted proportions and wavy surfaces
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