Michael Grab, Balancer of Rocks

I love artists who don’t see themselves as artists, art that makes no claims on being art. Someone recently sent me this about Michael Grab. He appears to make no great claims for his art, but he has taken rock balancing far beyond what I ever imagined in my gentle Stone Poem gestures. One of my favorite images of his is this humble arrangement. It would take a mean person indeed who would find no beauty in this work, wouldn't it? Or to deny that it is art?

There are many more extravagant arrangements in this article, including a delightful video of Grab at work:

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/outposts/post/rock-piles-become-mans-meditative-art/#.Uww71gj3fDI.email

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