#449 Some Revolt
US$ 1,500
Overview
2023
Construction Filler, Filler on board, oak panel
Unique Work
Dimensions: 64cm (H) x 84cm (W) x 5cm (D) / 25.2" (H) x 33.1" (W) x 2" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
Shipping
This item ships from Norway
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About the art
Artist statement
This work is done by spelling the word NO four times from four different sides by placing stones in the wet filler (see video).
It is inspired by a poem from Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad:
I must say something
I must say something
In the shivering moment at daybreak
When space blends with something strange
Like the portents of puberty
I want
To surrender to some revolt
I want
To pour down out of that vast cloud
I want
To say no no no
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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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