Andreas Kuhnlein doesn´t work with a chisel, mallet or carving knife, but rather uses a chain-saw on the wood, enabling him to show the protrusions, cuts, disintegrations and grains of the hard wood. Unlike the polychrome sculptures of the expressionists or the art work of present-day sculptors, who at least partly paint or conceal the shading of the wood, does he leave "his" wood-be it elm or oak - in its natural structure and consistence. He makes use of the material´s natural properties and views it as a vital ingredient for his aesthetical statement. next