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Chainsaw Carving is a Chip Off the Old Block
Chainsaw carving combines the ancient art of carving with the modern technology of the chainsaw, commonly used for tree felling. The artist uses the chainsaw to carve a wooden trunk or block, in a performance that is fascinating to watch.
As with most art forms, chainsaw carving has been used to create fan art of popular media characters from films and games. Most of these character statues are carved from several pieces of wood that are fitted together during the carving process.
Carving of Big Daddy from Bioshock
A chainsaw artist, Jason, creates a chainsaw carving of a Big Daddy from the game, Bioshock. The video below shows the process from selecting wood to completing the tiniest detail.
As with most art forms, chainsaw carving has been used to create fan art of popular media characters from films and games. Most of these character statues are carved from several pieces of wood that are fitted together during the carving process.
Carving of Big Daddy from Bioshock
A chainsaw artist, Jason, creates a chainsaw carving of a Big Daddy from the game, Bioshock. The video below shows the process from selecting wood to completing the tiniest detail.
Above: A video of the chainsaw carving process, which shows a chainsaw artist called Jason carving a Bog Daddy character from the popular game, Bioshock.
Above: The finished sculpture. The large statue is highly detailed and beautifully finished.
Chainsawed Characters from Star Wars
George Lucas's famous movies, Star Wars, have inspired artists to create fan art of the movies' characters. Chainsaw carving lends itself particularly well to woolly and furry characters such as Chewbacca and the Ewoks.
Above: Chewbacca, with Jar Jar Binks. These chainsaw carvings were displayed at an extreme sports event. Apparently the artist won the audience's heart when he cut Jar Jar Binks' head off with a chainsaw.
Above: The Ewoks, a furry alien race from the Star Wars films. The artist has painted the wood to give the statues more character.
Lord of the Rings Characters in Chainsaw Art
JRR Tolkien's famous fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings, has a cast of fascinating and unique characters. A favorite character from the books and films is Gandalf the wizard, with his long beard and flowing robes, this staff-carrying warrior wizard is highly recognizable, even from afar.
Above: A flat panel chainsaw carving of Gandalf the Grey, from The Lord of the Rings.
Above: A B-grade depiction of Gollum, mutated hobbit who lives underground and speaks in sibilant riddles.
Above: An ent, a tree character, carved into the trunk of a living tree. Ents can move, talk and have a culture of their own.
Lord of The Rings Inspires Real Hobbit Houses
JRR Tolkien wrote his epic fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings, between 1937 and 1949. Since then it has inspired a huge amount of fan art, focusing on Tolkien’s detailed characters. Lord of the Ring fanatics have even recreated scenery from Tolkien’s Middle Earth, such as these Hobbit houses.
Tolkien describes hobbits as being humanoid in appearance, measuring between 2 and 4 feet. They have curly brown hair on their feet, which have leathery soles. Hobbits are not as stocky as dwarves, yet have a stout build. Their ears are slightly pointed.
Hobbits live in ‘hobbit-holes’, homes that are dug into the earth banks and feature round doors and windows. Hobbits are renowned for their hospitality and invented the custom of giving away presents on their birthdays. Their culture revolves largely around food, as hobbits eat several times a day and have enormous appetites. It is said that hobbits invented the art of smoking “pipe-weed”.
Artist’s depiction of a Hobbit House by Guy Sheperd
Although Tolkien’s fantasy realm does not exist on our planet Earth, it has been a source of inspiration for fans of the fantasy genre. Some of these folk have followed the example of the hobbits and designed homes based on Hobbit Holes.
Peter Archer
Architect Peter Archer designed the hobbit house, below, on a larger scale so that it’s human inhabitants could comfortably live there. Archer incorporated the round doors and windows of hobbit houses into his design.
Simon Dale
Simon Dale built this hobbit house for his family in Wales. The house was built using natural materials found in the area, and has been dug into a hillside to create a Hobbit Hole effect.
The original set for the Lord of the Rings trilogy still exists on farms around Matamata, New Zealand. This area has become known as Hobbiton, and attracts numerous visitors from around the world each year. Film director Peter Jackson chose this area as a setting for the movie trilogy because of its rich, pastoral farmlands.
