#490 Where Have All The Flowers Gone
US$ 1,500
Overview
2023
Construction Filler, Filler on board, oak panel, (flowers)
Unique Work
Dimensions: 93cm (H) x 84cm (W) x 5cm (D) / 36.6" (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
The top edge of the panel has holes to hold six colourful flowers. Small water containers attached to the flowers (not included) on the back are included. When the work is exhibited, the flowers can be left to dry, watered, and replaced as desired.
The Real Thing series features works with an appendix placed on top of the work or close to it. This object is exterior to the image plane, the illusionary "window" in the picture, but is still an intrinsic part of the whole. It connects or makes visible the two dimensions of an artwork - its inner logic and its relation to its surroundings.
The title references the famous Coca-Cola campaign and Immanuel Kant's notion of the thing in itself. It means that subjects can only experience the phenomena as they present themselves through perception. It is always fundamentally different from what the things are outside language boundaries - in themselves.
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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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