Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
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Human-crafted. AI-refined.This rustic wooden bench features a bold and vibrant tapestry-like design adorned with a variety of colorful shapes and patterns. The composition includes numerous circular motifs, ranging from simple polka dots to more intricate butterfly and floral patterns, rendered in a vivid palette of reds, yellows, and blues. The textured and textiled surface contrasts with the natural, unfinished wood frame, creating an engaging interplay of materials and visual elements. This eclectic piece likely reflects the artist's intention to blend traditional craftsmanship with a modern, playful aesthetic. ...
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Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
1976 , French/BritishDaniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel are an artist-duo who create sculptures out of raw materials that bridge the gap between art history and craftsmanship, authentic spirit of amateurship and structural skill. Their works are figurative sculptures, carved out of stone or wood, that draw on classical sculpture and tradition, while presenting unforeseen imagery in the spirit of Pop and conceptual art. Dewar and Gicquel have been collaborating since the late 1990s and were winners of the Prix Marcel Duchamp award in 2012. Their works are unique in their unapologetic expression: snails crawl on a naked torso; multiplied toes, arms and muscles grow on the chests of drawers and tables; urinals are carved out of sophisticated stone. The versatility of Dewar and Gicquel’s practice includes performance which explores the repetitive, banal action, as well as creation of their own musical instruments as an accompaniment. With repetition being a relentless theme of their sculptural work, Dewar and Gicquel create an intimately familiar reality which has been absurdly metamorphosed into something new, something which is full of surprises and lightheartedness. Written by Goldsmiths CCA ...
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New York City, Los Angeles, BrusselsC L E A R I N G is a contemporary art gallery based in New York, Los Angeles and Brussels. The gallery was founded in 2011, with the focus of showing emerging art. It now represents over 20 living artists, providing many of them - such as Harold Ancart, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Chase Hall, Calvin Marcus and Marina Pinsky - with their first gallery exhibition. The gallery also represents the estates of Eduardo Paolozzi, Bruno Gironcoli and René Heyvaert. C L E A R I N G supports its artists by producing works, exhibitions and books, as well as working closely with public and private institutions. ...