The Dog From Pompei

Allan McCollum

The Dog From Pompei, 199153 x 53 x 53cmSign in to view price
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Material
cast hydrostone reinforced fiberglass hydrocal
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This abstract sculpture features a striking monochromatic design, using pure white tones to create a sense of ethereal grace. The composition depicts a figure in a dynamic, twisting pose, with limbs reaching upwards and outwards in a graceful, balletic motion. The smooth, organic forms and undulating lines convey a sense of fluidity and movement, capturing the essence of the human body in motion. The artist's skillful manipulation of the medium, likely plaster or a similar material, results in a sculpture that appears both delicate and powerful. This piece likely aims to explore themes of the human form, embodying the beauty and elegance of the body in a contemplative, minimalist style. ...

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The Dog From Pompei
Artist
Allan McCollum
B.1944, American

American artist Allan McCollum creates sculptures which unpick societal contradictions. Fascinated by the pedestalling of certain objects due to their antiquity or artisanal qualities and the degradation of mass-produced ‘low’ goods, he applies plaster, rubber, paint, and cement to emulate items such as framed paintings, fossils, household appliances or antiques. Continually traversing and blurring the distinction between artefacts and automotive objects, his works reveal the embedded nature of associations and the ripples these judgements continue to permeate throughout society. “When I first decided to be an artist, I was interested in exploring self-referential angles on how our culture defines a ‘painting,’” he reflected. “I quickly realized that a painting is ultimately defined by its context. And all contexts are within other contexts within other contexts, so I'm always drawn into an ever-expanding idea of contexts.” Beginning his work in the 1970s, his explorations of labour, authorship and social hierarchies remain especially pertinent today in our contemporary era of intense globalisation and the mass circulation of images via social media. ...

Allan McCollum: Artworks
The Dog From Pompei
Allan McCollum
The Dog From Pompei, 1991
53 x 53 x 53cm
Canto IV
Allan McCollum
Canto IV, 1972
106.71 x 106.71cm
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