Artist Statement

Kris Lemsalu

Artist Statement, 201859 x 79.5cmSign in to view price
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silkscreen print on linen sheet, plastic cockroach, vacuum packedMargot Samel
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Human-crafted. AI-refined.

1. Visual Elements: The image shows a clear plastic bag containing a handwritten text in black ink. The text is neatly organized and fills the majority of the bag's surface, creating a visually striking composition. 2. Subject Matter: The text appears to be an "Artist Statement" discussing the act of writing and the artist's perspective on art. It touches on themes of creating, sharing, and connecting with the world through creative expression. 3. Artistic Style and Technique: The artwork utilizes the simple yet effective medium of a clear plastic bag and handwritten text, which gives it a raw and personal quality, emphasizing the artist's direct communication with the viewer. 4. Context: The artist's statement suggests a thoughtful and introspective approach to art-making, exploring the role of the artist in shaping and reflecting the human experience. The piece invites the viewer to consider the purpose and significance of artistic expression. ...

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Kris Lemsalu
Artist
Kris Lemsalu
B.1985, Estonian

Kris Lemsalu’s practice is filled with eccentric colours, shamans, talismans, kitsch imagery and materials such as clothing, food and animal pelts. Working in installation, sculpture and performance, the Estonian artist’s works deny categorization and invite ritualistic catharsis of life and death, beauty and pain. Mimicking the formlessness of life itself, her works and performances transcend structure into absurdist mix of textures and materials; with cheap rubber bags being attached to precious porcelain, a toothbrush burning between the artist’s lips or a chicken-eggs-chandelier hanging between her legs. Lemsalu’s exquisite use of her body as a material alongside the strangeness of her inanimate objects blends the very distinction between herself, her art and life, more broadly. Fairy tales and folklore, fantasy and reality become indistinguishable in the artist’s universe of kitsch and absurdity. With no beginning or end, Lemsalu’s practice is a metamorphosis in action. ...

Kris Lemsalu: Artworks
HOLY HELL O
Sally, Go Round the Roses
Kris Lemsalu
Sally, Go Round the Roses, 2018
Bride, Builder, Businesswoman and Baby
Kris Lemsalu
Bride, Builder, Businesswoman and Baby, 2018
A from VITA
Kris Lemsalu
A from VITA, 2024
139.7 x 92.7 x 15.2cm
Birthday Invite
Kris Lemsalu
Birthday Invite, 2023
46 x 36 x 4cm
Edith and Vilma
Kris Lemsalu
Edith and Vilma, 2023
46 x 36 x 4cm
Goodbye New York
Kris Lemsalu
Goodbye New York, 2023
46 x 36 x 4cm
Heart on a Cross
Kris Lemsalu
Heart on a Cross, 2023
46 x 36 x 4cm
Jaws of Joys
Kris Lemsalu
Jaws of Joys, 2023
46 x 36 x 4cm
Juicy Couture
Kris Lemsalu
Juicy Couture, 2023
33 x 21 x 4cm
Juicy Couture
Kris Lemsalu
Juicy Couture, 2023
33 x 21 x 4cm
Juicy Couture
Kris Lemsalu
Juicy Couture, 2023
33 x 21 x 4cm
Juicy Couture
Kris Lemsalu
Juicy Couture, 2023
33 x 21 x 4cm
Kissers
Kris Lemsalu
Kissers, 2023
46 x 36 x 4cm
Lust
Kris Lemsalu
Lust, 2023
46 x 36 x 4cm
Memory
Kris Lemsalu
Memory, 2022
54.6 x 58.4 x 15.2cm
Night Waiting for the Day
Kris Lemsalu
Night Waiting for the Day, 2022
48.3 x 52.1 x 17.8cm
Out of the Blue
Kris Lemsalu
Out of the Blue, 2023
46 x 36 x 4cm
Put the lime in the coconut
Kris Lemsalu
Put the lime in the coconut, 2024
99.1 x 76.2 x 99.1cm
Rooster on the Beach
Kris Lemsalu
Rooster on the Beach, 2023
46 x 36 x 4cm
T from VITA
Kris Lemsalu
T from VITA, 2024
139.7 x 92 x 15.24cm
Wave
Kris Lemsalu
Wave, 2024
52.1 x 52.1 x 7.6cm
Wound Licker
Kris Lemsalu
Wound Licker, 2023
46 x 36 x 4cm
Give Us A Song
Kris Lemsalu
Give Us A Song, 2022
167.6 x 139.7 x 226.1cm
Immaterial Material Love
Kris Lemsalu
Immaterial Material Love, 2022
35.6 x 35.6 x 20.3cm
Mother of Stilts
Kris Lemsalu
Mother of Stilts, 2022
53.3 x 55.9 x 22.9cm
Artist Statement
Kris Lemsalu
Artist Statement, 2018
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Immaterial Material Love
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Immaterial Material Love, 2024
20.3 x 35.6 x 35.6cm
Put the lime in the coconut
Kris Lemsalu
Put the lime in the coconut, 2024
99.1 x 76.2 x 99.1cm
Margot Samel
Gallery
Margot Samel
New York City

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