acrylic & automotive finishes on board, fibreglass & lacquerSuper Dakota
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The artwork features a large, sleek, black curved sculpture positioned against a stark white wall. The sculptural form creates a striking visual contrast with the rough, unfinished concrete wall behind it. The smooth, glossy surface of the sculpture reflects the surrounding space, adding a sense of depth and dynamism to the piece. The overall composition emphasizes the interplay between the sharp, angular lines of the sculpture and the textured, organic quality of the wall. This minimalist work explores the relationship between form, material, and the surrounding environment, inviting the viewer to contemplate the boundaries between art and the physical space it occupies. ...
Isaac Lythgoe (born 1989, UK) focuses on the fictional context wherein the work takes shape. The presence of the characters, a time frame, and a location are required for his installations composed of sculptures, neon, fabric, furniture, and other objects to find their meaning. Alongside the narrative imagined by the artist, dreams and the subconscious create temporal and fictional distortions. In this narrative flux, characters borrowed from mythology and pop culture flirt with power, to find themselves trapped as historical landmarks, curled up in a fancy hotel or sitting on top of a CBD skyscraper in a search for eternal youth. ...
Super Dakota is a contemporary art gallery founded in 2013 supporting both emerging international artists and established leading artists. The gallery presents multi-disciplinary works with an emphasis on new technologies. They collaborate with galleries and institutions around the world and are committed to developing the career of the artists they represent. Their practice, ethics and integrity are the very core of their project. The galleries program highlights contemporary issues embedded in the zeitgeist and their exhibitions explore cultural, political as well as social contents. Artists exhibited at Super Dakota include but not exclusively: Mark Leckey, Paul McCarthy, Elizabeth Peyton, Adam Pendleton, Jeremy Deller, Alberta Whittle, Wade Guyton, Alexandra Domanovic, Julia Wachtel, Metahaven, Tabor Robak, John Divola, Jan Groover, Math Bass, Lawrence Weiner, Jacob Kassay, Oliver Laric, Magali Reus, Lothar Hempel, Neïl Beloufa, Sin Wai Kin, Bruce Nauman, Sanam Khatibi, Yvonne Rainer, Fischli & Weiss, Raymond Pettibon, Christine Wang, Sarah Abu Abdallah, Fred Sandback, Slavs and Tatars. ...
