#483 A Good Deal
US$ 1,125
Overview
2023
Construction Filler, Filler on board, oak panel
Unique Work
Dimensions: 84cm (H) x 64cm (W) x 5cm (D) / 33.1" (H) x 25.2" (W) x 2" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
This work is on perpetual sale. The price must always be 20% below the evaluated value at each sale.
The central idea of capitalism is to buy cheap and sell expensive. Those at the other end are the ones who pay. As a small consolation, we consumers can sometimes find a bargain. Reduced price for a limited time. Time is also a critical component of the capitalist ideology, particularly its limitation. The division of time makes it monetary.
Art's ambition to be preserved is counterproductive within a market logic where a commodity is consumable and exchangeable. But as desirable to collectors, it acquires a value and can become an investment object whose price can fluctuate. The price of a work of art is usually irrelevant to its artistic value. But not always. Price can be part of a work's conceptual content.
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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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