Ursula von Rydingsvard and Others

Materials and Manipulations 

Ursula von Rydingsvard (born 1942) has explored organic and inorganic materials, the familiar and the unfamiliar for decades. She is best known for her often monumentally scaled work in cedar—frequently crafted from four-by-fours painstakingly remade with such untraditional sculptural tools as a circular saw, and then assembled in equally transformative modes. Von Rydingsvard’s process is laborious and her approach fearless. Her results challenge us to reconsider the nature of material form and have made her one of today’s most admired sculptors. Read more.

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