# Carved Wooden Wall Art Intricate Sculptured Plywood Panels by Ara Peterson By Tinkalicious | Published 2008-12-28 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wooden-wall-art-ara-petersons-intricate-carvings References: [design-milk](http://design-milk.com/ara-peterson/) & [ratio3.org](http://www.ratio3.org/artist.php?p=apeterson) Rhode Island-based Ara Peterson creates wooden wall art by making laser-cut shapes in [birch plywood sculptured panels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mt-chair), then painting them with acrylic. At first glance, Peterson’s wooden wall art appears to be one-dimensional, albeit with very intricate painted details. Upon closer inspection, the surface reveals amazing [carved textures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sahara-wall-panel). One of the works is entitled “Migraine Aura,” and anyone who has ever experienced that particularly savage kind of headache knows that it can produce the very sensations that may be associated with some of the images in the gallery. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 70% | Activity: 54% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Laser-cut Wood Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new techniques or technology to create intricate laser-cut shapes in wood for unique art pieces. - **Three-dimensional Wall Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore ways to create sculptured panels with carved textures for a more tactile and visually engaging art experience. - **Mixed Media Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine different materials such as wood and acrylic to create visually stunning and multidimensional art pieces. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fine Arts:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce new materials, techniques, and concepts to push the boundaries of traditional fine art and engage a wider audience. - **Home Decor:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative wall art designs that blend artistic expression, functionality, and unique visual appeal to cater to modern interior design trends. - **Interior Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with artists and designers to create customizable and interactive wall art installations that elevate the aesthetics of interior spaces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Wooden Light-Hearted Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dream-sculpture.md) - [Otherworldly Wooden Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wooden-sculptures-1.md) - [Geometric Sculpture Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illusion-box.md) - [Laser-Cut Urban Artistry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/laser-cut-city-maps.md) - [Human Embraced-Inspired Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wallmounted-sculpture.md) - [Intersecting Dimensional Art Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diorama.md) - [Sculptural Wall Desks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptural-wall-desk.md) - [Kinetic Optical Illusion Puzzles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-woodflow.md) - [Wooden Identity Art Forms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hughmanity.md)