Kris Lemsalu

Artist Statement, 201859 x 79.5cm425 GBP

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silkscreen print on linen sheet, plastic cockroach, vacuum packedMargot SamelNew York City

Description

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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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Artist

Kris Lemsalu

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. ...