Alexandre da Cunha *
(born in Rio de Janeiro in 1969; lives and works in London)
Can I live, 2004, found skateboards, mixed media, 112 x 124 x 134 cm, (PP)
Provenance:
Vilma Gold, London
from an European Collection
London-based, Brazilian-born artist Alexandre da Cunha is known for his use of everyday materials both small (plunger heads, sun hats and kitchen utensils) and large (ironing boards, industrial steel staircases, and cement benches), da Cunha synthesizes these everyday elements into objects that avoid identification and allude to structures and forms from art history. […] da Cunha’s material choice echoes his own practice. As cement is infinitely malleable, so is da Cunha’s approach to everyday objects– skateboards, deck chairs, and cement mixers are all seen as equitable building blocks for his sculptures.”
(Text: CRG Gallery)
What is important to note, though, and this also relates to the idea of cannibalization, is that everything we take in is digested in a very specifically Brazilian way. I am altering most of the objects I use, so they are not readymades in the classic Duchampian sense. They are for the most part fairly universal, but they also carry the specific context of where they come from—a particular aesthetics and history.
– Alexandre da Cunha in conversation with Jens Hoffman, CCA Wattis
Expert: Mag. Patricia Pálffy
Mag. Patricia Pálffy
+43-1-515 60-386
patricia.palffy@dorotheum.at
11.06.2015 - 15:00
- Dosažená cena: **
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EUR 17.500,-
- Odhadní cena:
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EUR 14.000,- do EUR 18.000,-
Alexandre da Cunha *
(born in Rio de Janeiro in 1969; lives and works in London)
Can I live, 2004, found skateboards, mixed media, 112 x 124 x 134 cm, (PP)
Provenance:
Vilma Gold, London
from an European Collection
London-based, Brazilian-born artist Alexandre da Cunha is known for his use of everyday materials both small (plunger heads, sun hats and kitchen utensils) and large (ironing boards, industrial steel staircases, and cement benches), da Cunha synthesizes these everyday elements into objects that avoid identification and allude to structures and forms from art history. […] da Cunha’s material choice echoes his own practice. As cement is infinitely malleable, so is da Cunha’s approach to everyday objects– skateboards, deck chairs, and cement mixers are all seen as equitable building blocks for his sculptures.”
(Text: CRG Gallery)
What is important to note, though, and this also relates to the idea of cannibalization, is that everything we take in is digested in a very specifically Brazilian way. I am altering most of the objects I use, so they are not readymades in the classic Duchampian sense. They are for the most part fairly universal, but they also carry the specific context of where they come from—a particular aesthetics and history.
– Alexandre da Cunha in conversation with Jens Hoffman, CCA Wattis
Expert: Mag. Patricia Pálffy
Mag. Patricia Pálffy
+43-1-515 60-386
patricia.palffy@dorotheum.at
Horká linka kupujících
Po-Pá: 10.00 - 17.00
kundendienst@dorotheum.at +43 1 515 60 200 |
Aukce: | Současné umění |
Typ aukce: | Salónní aukce |
Datum: | 11.06.2015 - 15:00 |
Místo konání aukce: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
Prohlídka: | 30.05. - 11.06.2015 |
** Kupní cena vč. poplatku kupujícího a DPH
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