Stueren
Artist:
Eirik Sæther
Date:
2016
Medium:
Mixed
Materials:
Welded steel, Wool, Screw, Silk, Garlic moulded in epoxy resin, Polyester fabric, Lacquer on cotton, Inkjet on polyester fabric, Dog collar, Polyurethane foam
Dimensions:
120 x 50 cm
Collection:
Lafayette anticipations - Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin
The multiplicity of materials that make up this sculpture clearly reflects its polymorphic nature: the confoundingly hyperrealistic polyurethane casts of the artist’s feet come together with a dog collar, synthetic fur, wool, or garlic cloves moulded in resin. Here, Eirik Sæther utilizes an aesthetic of kitsch and bad taste that is both punk and glamorous, whose exuberance is counterbalanced by the presence of feet tied with an animal collar evoking the chains that used to tie the feet of slaves. The figure of the shop-window mannequin, here evoked by the steel rack supporting what looks like a skirt, is recurrent in Eirik Sæther’s work. Its apparent banality is often tinged with a macabre or disturbing dimension, as is the case here.
Text written by Marianne Tricoire as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Text written by Marianne Tricoire as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Exhibition
Limbo
Galerie Édouard Montassut, Paris (France)
from 14 Jan to 11 Feb 2016
Galerie Édouard Montassut, Paris (France)
from 14 Jan to 11 Feb 2016