“Size matters,” according to fine woodworker and metal sculptor, David Tanych. He has been building objects since his father gave him a saw, hammer, nails and a block of wood at the age of 10. A veteran home and furniture builder, David has turned his interest in design and fabrication from the functional and practical to the imaginative and artistic.

Likened to the work of veteran sculptor Claes Oldenburg by many viewers, David’s most recent pieces are big and bold, representing everyday objects such as a skeleton key and matching keyhole, and a set of three jacks and a ball. These objects are immediately recognizable as the things they are, although they have been altered from their original usefulness to works of art by their massive scale. The results are fun and playful, instantly bringing the viewer back to a time when these items were more common. This sense memory is part of the works’ appeal.

His metal sculptures can often be found in the lush landscape paintings of his artist wife, Meryl Lebowitz.