Juha Pekka Matias Laakkonen

Untitled, 201526.2 x 9 x 9cm15000 EUR

Details

MaterialGalleryLocation

woodCorvi-MoraLondon

Description

Human-crafted. AI-refined.

The artwork features a natural wooden object, most likely a carved sculpture or piece of driftwood, placed on a stark black background. The irregular, organic shape of the wood creates a visually striking contrast with the minimalist, monochromatic setting. The work highlights the inherent beauty and texture of the natural material, inviting the viewer to appreciate the intricacies and imperfections that arise from the material's unique formation. The simplicity of the composition and the focus on the wooden form suggest a Zen-like aesthetic, emphasizing the artist's intention to capture the essence of the natural world through a minimalist and contemplative approach. ...

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Artist

Juha Pekka Matias Laakkonen

1982 , Finnish

Juha Pekka Matias Laakkonen is a Finnish artist whose practice is a complex game of perception. His works reflect on the human impact on nature and reveal the existential anxiety over life, death and limits of scientific knowledge. Working in sculpture, installation and durational performance, Laakkonen utilises raw, natural materials, such as wood and fibres, and through most simplistic tools, such as needles, knives or axes, reinvents their essence. His practice contemplates the relationship between seeing the work of art as opposed to knowing the meaning of the work of art, as well as the potential utility of such a distinction. Ultimately, Laakkonen’s works resist being placed in a context, contemporary relevance or art historical definitions. However, through such neutral detachment from reality, his works become evermore present, challenging human agency amidst the environmental crisis. ...

Juha Pekka Matias Laakkonen: Artworks

Juha Pekka Matias LaakkonenUntitled, 201715000 EUR

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Juha Pekka Matias LaakkonenUntitled, 201715000 EUR

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Juha Pekka Matias LaakkonenUntitled, 201515000 EUR

Gallery

Corvi-Mora

London

Corvi-Mora is a contemporary art gallery based in Kennington, South London. The gallery currently represents over 30 artists, including Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Alvaro Barrington, Jennifer Packer, Brian Calvin, Tomoaki Suzuki and established international artists such as Turner Prize nominees Roger Hiorns and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. Corvi-Mora was founded by Tommaso Corvi-Mora in 2000 at premises in London's Warren Street after the closure of the gallery Robert Prime which he founded in partnership with Gregorio Magnani in 1995. Corvi-Mora moved to a space on Kempsford Road in 2004 with the contemporary art gallery greengrassi. Notable exhibitions include Sorrow for A Cipher by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye in 2016, Roger Hiorns in 2004 and 2015, The Commune Itself Becomes a Super State by Liam Gillick in 2007, Rachel Feinstein in 2007, and Richard Hawkins in 2009. ...