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In Colorado, sculptor James Surls connects with nature via raw materials to create vast wooden forms
Eighty-three-year-old sculptor James Surls works from his Colorado studio, shaping native wood and steel into monumental forms born from the landscape.
A meditative portrait of a veteran sculptor whose art grows straight out of the land.
Known for his monumental sculptures, hewn from native woods and steel, American modernist sculptor James Surls has rooted his artistic practice in the majesty of nature, becoming a pivotal figure in the Texas art scene w
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