Bronze Sculpture for Sale
Gym bag 1, 2011
Painting : oil · 40 x 60 x 3 cm 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch · Ready to hang
CHF 437
437 CHF
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Delivery to: Switzerland , CHF 40
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About the artwork
Type
Painting : Unique artwork
Condition
Artwork sold in perfect condition, not framed, ready to hang
with stretcher frame
Authenticity
Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the gallery
Invoice from the gallery
Signature
Hand-signed by artist
Dimensions ( cm • inch )
40 x 60 x 3 cm 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Credentials
Vetted seller since 2016
Discount
This seller offers discount when you purchase multiple artworks.
Description
This striking artwork presents a solitary plastic bag suspended mid-air, set against an understated interior scene. The composition commands attention with its juxtaposition of everyday object against a meticulously rendered backdrop of a wood-patterned floor. Bold brushstrokes delineate the bag, capturing its crinkled texture and subtle interplay of light and shadow, which conveys a startling realism. The soft, muted color palette enhances the mundane yet contemplative nature of the scene. Unique to this piece is the tension between the dynamic positioning of the bag and the static serenity of the background. The herringbone pattern on the floor adds depth and direction, guiding the viewer's eye across the canvas. The simplicity of the wall, painted in a neutral hue, elevates the bag to an almost symbolic status, provoking reflections on themes of consumerism, transience, and the overlooked beauty in ordinary objects. This artwork masterfully blends realism with abstract consideration, transforming the humble plastic bag into an icon of profound contemplation.
Presentation
Kata Soós is a versatile artist. She is a painter a cultural anthropologist and also a filmmaker. Her works are enigmatic, they do not surrender to our interpretations easily. We need time to unravel Kata's artistic standpoint.
The theme of her paintings are the objects of our everyday life: shabby washing-up bowls, hospital spaces, paper bags: the seemingly uninteresting milieu around us. Kata Soós is interested in the non-trivial behind the trivial. She is a genuine anthropologist.
The Other and herself as an artist are in the focus of her films: how she sees the Other or how the Other allows her/himself to be seen. Human beings are not actually depicted in her paintings, yet it is human life that she attempts to explore. The iron is till hot, the vessels are messy, so you have just been on the spot a moment earlier.
Soós can grab the fragment of the second that almost no one is capable of: the moment of passing. You have just disappeared from the picture. Kata is able to paint your or my absence, and me, who is looking for you can find you and myself in front of the telephone booth or in the hospital bed or before the lonely flowerbed.
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