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Nils Westphal
Mixed-media sculptor
Nils is a mixed-media sculptor using 100% reclaimed materials including metal, wood, rope, and wire. His practice is rooted in transforming overlooked objects into works of renewed beauty and structure.
Barque
Torii Gate
Maple Bonsai in Copper
Coral
Winter Bonsai
Console Table
Bird in Flight
Snapping Turtle
Moine
Wheels Turning
The Enterprise
Spring Lamp
Protea
About Nils
Nils Westphal (Seconde Vie Studio) is a mixed-media sculptor who works entirely with reclaimed materials—metal, wood, rope, wire, and other objects that have already had a life before finding their way into his hands.Originally from Hamburg, Germany, Nils was educated and trained as a mechanical engineer and spent many years in business consulting. Along the way, life took him well beyond Germany—to Austria, rural South Africa, the United States, Spain, and now the Charente region of France, which he calls home.
A relative newcomer to the visual arts, Nils brings an unusual combination of technical understanding, curiosity, and a strong instinct for form and composition to his work. His growing collection reflects both the engineer’s appreciation for how things fit together and the artist’s interest in what discarded materials might become.His sculptures are also shaped by the many places he has lived and the cultures and landscapes he has encountered along the way. At Seconde Vie Studio—literally, “Second Life”—materials that might otherwise be overlooked are reimagined, reshaped, and given another reason to be noticed.His works range from small objects to large-scale pieces, including garden sculptures, wall works, furniture, and functional or decorative forms.He occasionally takes on bespoke work. Please contact him directly to discuss.
Contact
If you have a question, don't hesitate to contact me through this form.Once I emerge from my workshop, I will get back to you as soon as I can (typically within 48 hours).