Birke Gorm

some girls' mothers are bigger than other girls‘ mothers (02), 2020100 x 90cmPrice on Request

Details

MaterialGalleryLocation

Jute, can tabs, aluminiumP21Seoul

Description

Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This piece is a compelling woven textile artwork. The visual elements feature a striking pattern of intricate, interlocking hexagonal shapes in a warm, earthy palette of browns and beiges. The overall composition has a tactile, textured quality, with frayed edges and visible stitching adding to the work's handcrafted aesthetic. The subject matter appears to depict a stylized animal figure, perhaps a bird or other creature, emerging from the geometric patterning. This symbolic representation suggests the artist's intention to blend natural and abstract elements in an imaginative, evocative manner. The artistic style and technique showcase the skilled use of traditional weaving methods, imbuing the work with a sense of cultural heritage and craftsmanship. The contextual background may reveal the artist's exploration of themes related to the natural world, symbolism, or the intersection of art and textile practices. ...

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Artist

Birke Gorm

1986 , German

“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. ...

Birke Gorm: Artworks

Birke GormIOU (2), 2017Price on Request

Birke Gormhuswif (AIT), 2021Price on Request

Birke Gormhuswif (SEVEN), 2021Price on Request

Birke Gormloaf of meat (4246g), 2020Price on Request

Birke Gormmove (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, 2017Price on Request