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"Optimism" | Wall Sculpture in Wall Hangings by Michael Bauermeister | Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Item made of wood
"Optimism" | Wall Sculpture in Wall Hangings by Michael Bauermeister | Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Item made of wood

Created and Sold by Michael Bauermeister

Michael Bauermeister

"Optimism" - Wall Hangings

Featured In Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Price from $500 to $50,000

Creation: 8-10 weeks

Carved wood panels with tinted lacquer finish. 36" x 150"

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Michael Bauermeister
Meet the Creator
Wescover creator since 2019
Carved, turned, laminated wood vessels, sculpture and wall hangings

Wood has become my voice and my language.  Over years spent making things both useful and useless out of wood the physical work of sawing, carving, turning, and polishing has become my contemplation.  The real effort is in figuring out what to make next.  Sometimes the wood itself makes a suggestion.  Sometimes I work just to keep my hands occupied.  And sometimes it all comes together into a kind of wooden poem.
My work is included in the permanent collections of many museums including the Smithsonian Institution's Renwick Gallery and Museum of American Art.