Terracotta brick, terracotta pebbles, fabric, grains of wheat, metal partsCroy Nielsen
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.
Visual Elements: The artwork features a vibrant, terracotta-colored figure with an idiosyncratic, textured appearance. The figure is composed of various irregularly shaped protrusions and appendages, creating a sculptural and tactile quality.
Subject Matter: The piece depicts a whimsical, almost anthropomorphic figure, adorned with various found objects and trinkets, suggesting a sense of narrative and personal expression.
Artistic Style and Technique: The artwork employs a distinct, sculptural technique, blending organic, earthy materials and found elements to create a visually striking and tactile piece.
Context: This contemporary ceramic sculpture reflects the artist's unique style and personal exploration of materials, inviting the viewer to engage with the piece's imaginative and expressive qualities. ...
“The common woman is as common as a thunderstorm”, says the woven writing of Birke Gorm’s hanging fabrics made of jute. Gorm works with archaic materials of metal, terracotta, jute or wood, incorporating a range of techniques, such as woodcarving, stitching, writing, and flexing. The artist’s practice explores womanhood and solidarity, expressed in powerful and assuring terms. Her sculptural works depict human-shaped figures made out of found and collected over time terracotta bricks and peebles, with pots and jugs in the place of heads and faces. On their stomachs are fabrics and cushions which carry keychains, nails, bolts, champagne corks, and other accidental objects. Pregnancy is depicted as not a weakening, bed-bounding female destiny, but a moving, fierce power. The common woman can be any woman, and any woman is an empowered force fueling collective solidarity. ...
move (from the marrow to the bone, from the bone to the muscle, from the muscle to the skin, from the skin to the hair, and from the hair) away from here, 2017
In 2016 Croy Nielsen moved from Berlin to Vienna, where it is located in the beletage apartment of a historical building in the 1st district. The gallery was founded by Oliver Croy (AT) and Henrikke Nielsen (DK). Artists such as Nina Beier, Marie Lund, and Benoît Maire, have been part of the program since its inception, and were later joined by Olga Balema, Georgia Gardner Gray, and Sandra Mujinga. Vienna-based artists include Ernst Yohji Jaeger, Joanna Woś, and Soshiro Matsubara. The gallery has strong ties to the Nordic region, representing several artists from the Scandinavian contries and regularly participating in fairs and projects in the area. ...
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