aggregate of friendly plasticearth and rocks from death valley, synthetic sand, lanscape formed from eeg data of 5 seconds of dreamingCommonwealth and Council
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.
This surreal sculpture depicts a crouching figure composed entirely of crumpled, earthy-toned paper. The irregular, sharp folds and creases of the paper create a textured, almost reptilian appearance, evoking a sense of fragility and impermanence. The subject appears to be in a defensive or contemplative pose, suggesting a complex emotional state. The artist's use of common, everyday materials like paper to construct this sculptural form underscores the idea of the transient nature of existence. This conceptual work invites the viewer to consider themes of vulnerability, transformation, and the delicate balance between the organic and the artificial. ...
Katie Grinnan’s work is focused on the body and its functions. She is fascinated by kinaesthesis, cognition and vision, specifically the ways in which these intricate and finely calibrated knowledge systems provide inherently subjective and unique perceptions of reality, emotion and self. Grinnan is interested in the occupation of different states of consciousness, for example meditation and dreaming, and how they different themselves from the state of wakefulness and full cognition. The artist’s sculptures are manifestations of the mind and its boundaries, rendered in materials like plastic, enamel and sand, often casts of her own body. In ‘Mirage’ (2011), Grinnan cast her body incrementally during her daily yoga routine, with a symphony of limbs made from sand extending outwards, delineating the passing of time and the body’s perpetual journey towards disintegration.
Written by Goldsmiths CCA ...
Commonwealth and Council is a gallery in Koreatown, Los Angeles founded in 2010. Our program is rooted in our commitment to explore how a community of artists can sustain our co-existence through generosity and hospitality. Commonwealth and Council celebrates our manifold identities and experiences through the shared dialogue of art—championing practices by women, queer, POC, and our ally artists to build counter-histories that reflect our individual and collective realities. ...
