Bonsai? Weird perversion? Highly innovative new cross art? Whaddya think? And to answer your question, I don’t know for sure, but I’d bet my third born grandchild that it’s a Lenz (it just has too many marks of the old Master to deny). Anyway, you can blame it on BUNJINJOURNAL.COM. Or further down the chain of blame; FreakingNews.com.
Looks like Photo shop to me… kinda cool though
I’ll go ask Nick and see if he had anything to do with this.
Ugh! Not for me. Too distracting.
looks like photoshop to me. ive been working on some sculpted trees, and there is no possible way to actually merge stone and wood seamlessly.
The design I have seen before, I am trying to remember if it is Nick’s design. If the carving is original it is very nicely done. It is certainly out side of the box. I applaud such explorations. I would think the owner would be proud to exhibit that piece in any contemporary setting. THUMBS UP!! DD
Extreme! Its nice to see such out of the box thinking. Very creative, a visually stunning piece of art. Well done.
It’s reminiscent of Bernini’s Apollo and Daphne where Daphne changes into a tree as Apollo catches her.
Definitely photo-shopped!
If you do 10 seconds worth of research you will see that FreakingNews is a photoshop site….sorry not a Lenz tree!
FreakingNews.com is a photoshop site. Could be anyone. Search “bonsai” on their site … interesting stuff.
Certainly not traditional … I like it!
Thanks John,
Whoops. Acted too fast and now I’ve been outed as lazy once again.
Thanks Mary,
Yeah, got the message.
Ehh – the tree part is still nicely done by someone.
That’s what I was thinking.
Can we please have equal time for a beautiful female sculpture done out of dead wood? Somebody, please slip Kimura some ecstacy tablets and see what he comes up with, LOL.
Nick has a bonsai that has a female nude as part of the design. It is a concert figure with the roots of the tree embracing the form with delight, Look it up, very nice. D.
Sorry spelled the word concrete wrong! D
Yeah. I know that one and a slew of other strange and creative stuff by Nick. I’d post it except I’m at 36,000 feet right now and can’t seem to upload images. Maybe later.
Yeah, I have seen that one by Nick also. Most of my friends think his stuff is not real Bonsai. Its just not traditional Bonsai, but it certainly is beautiful art. Many people are resistant to something new. They get kind of brain washed that the way they were taught is the only way. Fortunatly, some people can think outside of the pot. My favorite by nick is the larch in the pic above and his forest with the burned out german tank.
Thinking outside the pot…. yeah, that’s Nick alright. If he wasn’t such an accomplished bonsai artist and grower in the traditional sense, then maybe criticisms would stick. But, he’s one of the best around.
Just talked to Nick. Nope, not his.
And I quote:
“No. This is photoshopping beyond my ability.”
You can count on Nick.