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Salvaged discarded tree trunks transformed into beautiful geometric artworks

American mixed-media artist Jason Middlebrook chooses to work with salvaged and discarded wood to create his beautiful wall artworks.

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All images courtesy of the artist and the Peters Projects gallery

All images courtesy of the artist and the Peters Projects gallery

Based in Hudson, NY, his colourful patterned compositions, painted onto the natural raw material of sliced tree trunks, make for an intriguing combination and sharp contrast.

Apparently, Middlebrook is fascinated by how trees record the passage of time and even pick up on things that change within the surrounding environment. His artworks hint at the rings you'd normally find on a tree trunk, celebrating their natural recording of history – "a jarring yet elegant juxtaposition of natural unpredictability with rigidly calculated forms".

His installation, Gold Rush, is currently on display at the Peters Projects gallery in Santa Fe.

Colourful geometric patterns painted onto a slice of tree trunk with concentric rings, forming an abstract composition in shades of purple, orange, green and brown
Concentric geometric shapes in green, yellow and brown painted onto a cross-section of salvaged tree trunk by Jason Middlebrook
Cross-section of a salvaged tree trunk with intricate black and white geometric zigzag patterns painted across the natural rings and raw edges
Colourful geometric wooden wall art by Jason Middlebrook featuring interlocking rectangular shapes painted in pastels and natural wood tones on a salvaged tree trunk slice
Sliced tree trunk with raw wood edges and white geometric patterns painted across the natural rings, creating an abstract linear design
Salvaged wood piece with geometric gold and linear patterns reminiscent of tree rings, by Jason Middlebrook
A slice of tree trunk painted with geometric patterns in shades of green, yellow and blue, with raw wood edges visible
Geometric wooden sculpture made from stacked and angled salvaged tree trunk sections painted in natural wood tones and white, creating a three-dimensional chevron pattern
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