Filmed under lower light to better show the symbol’s luminosity.
Archive: DHPW-2026-040
Artist: Dave Holt
Year: 2026
Medium: Acrylic on raw petrified wood
Dimensions: approx. 3⅝ × 2 × 1⅛ in. (9.2 × 5.1 × 2.9 cm)
Weight: 9.1 oz (0.57 lb / 0.26 kg)
Origin: Northern Arizona
Geological age: Late Triassic, approximately 200+ million years old
About the Work
DHPW 040 uses the stone’s narrow, rising form almost like a vertical path. The painted symbols climb through the face rather than spreading evenly across it, moving from the larger angular forms near the base toward increasingly isolated circles and smaller elements above. Gold and copper dominate the palette, interrupted by burgundy, white, and a single pink accent near the top. Against the dark brown and smoky gray stone, the metallic passages catch light while much of the geological surface remains exposed.
The other views reveal how strongly the composition depends on the object itself. Deep recesses, fractured ridges, dark bands, and translucent amber edges continue around the sides and across the unpainted reverse. Particularly striking are the horizontal mineral bands visible near the upper back, which read almost like strata passing through the stone. Seen from the side, the painted face is only the outer edge of a much deeper, irregular mass—making the symbols feel less applied to a flat surface than situated on one face of an ancient three-dimensional fragment.
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$600
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