Gran Hotel IX

Alek O.

Gran Hotel IX, 2022130 x 95cmSign in to view price
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stretched fabric from curtainsMartina Simeti
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This abstract painting features a minimalist composition of subtly shifting shades of blue and gray. The overall effect is one of serene, ethereal luminescence, with softly blurred vertical bands creating a sense of depth and atmosphere. The artist has employed a technique of gentle layering and blending to achieve this tranquil, meditative quality, eschewing sharp edges or defined forms in favor of a dreamlike ambiguity. The work reflects the artist's intention to evoke a contemplative mood and invite the viewer to immerse themselves in the contemplation of light, color, and the subtle interplay of visual elements. ...

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Alek O.
Artist
Alek O.
Argentinian

In her practice Alek O. (Born in Buenos Aires, 1981. Lives and works in Milan.) blends the common notion of the readymade with craft, embroidery and other traditional art-making forms. On the verge between transformation and conservation, Alek O. strips the objects’ common visual aspects and replaces them with geometric abstraction. Reversing the perspective of design, Alek O. favours re-creation over creation and deconstruction over construction. The objects, chosen for their emotional quality, are salvaged from their original, usually domestic use: wood from a bookshelf, metal from a discarded key, wool from a sweater or a pair of gloves. Thus, the works function as metonymy for the artist, or the people who had a connection with the material. The imprint on her sculpted material of those who owned it or used it represents an important aspect of Alek O’s work as it encapsulates a series of questions/suggestions where memory, affection, nostalgia and the carefully considered loss of interpretive information converge to create an open poetic gesture. « Fundamentally, all of Alek O.’s art is an invitation to open up to observing reality and allow ourselves to be convinced that everything, be it an image, object or thought, can be renamed without losing meaning, but acquiring others ». ...

Alek O.: Artworks
Gran Hotel VII
Alek O.
Gran Hotel VII, 2022
130 x 95cm
Gran Hotel IX
Alek O.
Gran Hotel IX, 2022
130 x 95cm
Gran Hotel XIII
Alek O.
Gran Hotel XIII, 2022
130 x 95cm
Ehi Siri, Lumos
Alek O.
Ehi Siri, Lumos, 2023
42 x 24 x 24cm
Ehi Siri, Lumos
Alek O.
Ehi Siri, Lumos, 2023
22cm ⌀24cm
Ehi Siri, Lumos
Alek O.
Ehi Siri, Lumos, 2023
35cm ⌀21cm
Ehi Siri, Lumos
Alek O.
Ehi Siri, Lumos, 2023
42cm
Ehi Siri, Lumos
Alek O.
Ehi Siri, Lumos, 2023
35cm
Flatland
Ehi Siri, Lumos
Alek O.
Ehi Siri, Lumos, 2024
20 x 35 x 20cm
Ehi Siri, Lumos
Alek O.
Ehi Siri, Lumos, 2024
16 x 16 x 13cm
Il giorno della fine non ti servirà lʼinglese
Alek O.
Il giorno della fine non ti servirà lʼinglese, 2025
47 x 10 x 40cm
Martina Simeti
Gallery
Martina Simeti
Milan

Since the gallery was established in 2018, Martina Simeti has cultivated an interdisciplinary program. Martina Simeti is deeply involved in the production process together with the represented artists, working actively to generate new opportunities for exhibition beyond its own walls.

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