Gehard Demetz is an Italian sculptor working in wood, with a style similar to the previously spotlighted Willy Verginer (also from Italy) but with a much more smooth, silky and refined finish to his work.

Demetz carves his works out of blocks of wood built from smaller pieces. These smaller pieces are glued together leaving rectangular gaps between random pieces, which, after the sculpture is cut from the block, makes them to appear almost as if they have digital artifacts distorting their appearance. A closeup of this block is included below for a better illustration of this technique.

More photos below and a great portfolio of work at the artist’s website.