TEHRAN –- Wooden statues of animals such as birds and deer by Hossein Poursheikh and Hossein Atash are on display at Sa'dabad Gallery.

Hossein Poursheikh was born in 1982 in Lahijan. He is an art student at the moment and started working on wood works since childhood. Hossein Atash was born in 1975 in Tehran. He is a post graduate student of graphic design at the Art University of Tehran.

These two artists work together and this is the first time that they have decided to display their artworks at the gallery.

Wood Carving is the art of shaping statues, ornaments, and utensils out of wood. Wood as a medium is light, supple, and workable; it has tensile strength, and separate pieces may be easily joined. Grain and variety of texture gives wood great natural beauty, although it lacks the weight, durability, and monumental quality of stone. The art of woodcarving has been a basic mode of expression, taking different forms according to the sharpness of the tools employed and the hardness and other characteristics of the available wood.