Tree Souls

For several years now I have been dealing with trees in my own way. I carve their faces into the trees’ trunks (stems): the trees’ souls. I believe that each tree is unique and has its own face. The look beneath a tree’s bark reveals stories of the quiet evolution of the tree.

Stories of sunny and rainy spells, of fertile and barren years. Of high winds, which due to their strength uproot giant trees and bolts of lightning which tear them asunder like matches. But most of all, they are stories of peace and quiet. For this reason, the eyes of the tree’s face are closed. The trees have ears. The Tree Souls dwell silently in the here and now and greet Life and Death like two close friends, holding each other’s hand in the eternal circle of the seasons.

Once the tree faces are carved out, some of them are sanded and painted, others are left in their natural state. The different character of the tree faces reflects the endless variety found in nature, to which they are now once more exposed.

The Showroom serves both as an exhibition area and a workspace.

If you wish to visit it, please contact me via phone or email to fix an appointment.

The beauty of nature lies hidden in the roots well beneath the ground as well as in the barks enveloping the trees. However, only once the trees and roots are bared do they reveal their true magic. In doing so, Mr Robert Griessmair sees himself as a mediator rather than a creator of works of art.

It is only when they are divested of their barks that roots and trees reveal their delicate beauty. The trees’ smooth skin is bright and luminous. The natural hue of the roots ranges from white to grey to dark brown. As a rule, Mr Griessmair leaves their natural colouring unchanged. Occasionally, the pieces of wood are stained and their lifelines painted over with gold leaf.

Owing to the fact that the artist’s works are single copies found only in special locations and carefully prepared, they are widely popular. In fact, you can find them in private homes, select hotels as well as doctor’s surgeries. Please consult the following images for a price guideline.

House Guardian

Birch Tree Soul

Bare Tree

Wurzel mit Sockel

Robert Griessmair Artist from Welsberg/Monguelfo

Robert Griessmair lives with his wife and two sons in Welsberg/Monguelfo, South Tyrol

I started my career as an artist by training to be a church painter and restorer of mural paintings. After having worked in South Tyrol, Italy, and Austria for many years, I increasingly felt the urge to express myself in a more personal way. As a result, I studied painting, drawing and graphic design in Florence, Italy.

I have been working as an artist for 30 years now. The involvement with Far Eastern spirituality and numerous trips to South and East Asia are as much reflected in my works of art as is my love of the nature of my native South Tyrol.

Among my ways of artistic expression are painting and sculpture.

Robert Griessmair

Via dei Campi 2
39035 Welsberg/Mounguelfo

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Robert Griessmair

In the forest where silence lives
I am at peace with myself
and the breath of eternity
caresses my skin.

They say I am ancient,
but I rise from the soil
for the blink of an eye only
and hold my long arms towards the sun
only to sink back again
into Mother Earth’s vast bosom.

Calm Before the Storm

Silence is so precious,
boundless is the fountain
from which you give birth
to the world.

Showroom

Bare Trees

Root systems