jared bartz peels his sculptures out of the material with great precision. the technical precision and clarity contrast with the openness of the production process. due to the processing with the chainsaw, the artist's works are characterized by rough surfaces. bartz draws with these textures; they give his sculptures a physical power and unmistakable vitality. “i try to make visible what makes people special, i'm particularly concerned with the head. i want to make the essential visible through exaggerations or abstract surfaces.”