#149 Let My Opinions Have Consequences
US$ 900
Overview
2019
Construction Filler, Filler on board, oak frame
Unique Work
Dimensions: 43cm (H) x 63cm (W) x 5cm (D) / 16.9" (H) x 24.8" (W) x 2" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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This item ships from Norway
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About the art
Artist statement
Every work in the series PLEDGES has a title in form of a promise
completing the sentence ”I pledge to...”. The promises are made by voluntary participants except for the first one, which is made by the artist.
The promises are sealed by a line drawned in the wet filler.
Pledges is about the difference between words and actions. To give your word and stand by it changes reality. Faith in a promise depends on the context in which it is given. Which institutions that sanction it. A marriage. A testimony. A contract.
Can art give power to a promise? Can you believe in a promise sealed in a work of art?
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Artist profile
Johan Söderström
Born: 1969
Hometown: Stockholm
Based in: Oslo
I am interested in process-based painting and the profound human solitude. While exploring one thing, I sometimes try to formulate something about the other.
My work is made from construction filler in oak frames. I have developed a unique technique, where I insert 6 mm thick layers of grey and white …
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