Machinist II

Lucie Stahl

Machinist II, 201970 x 105cmSign in to view price
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inkjet print mounted on aluminium, plexiglass, steel screwsFitzpatrick Gallery
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This striking black and white photograph depicts two disembodied hands, each holding a circular object with a hole in the center. The overall composition is symmetrical, with the hands mirrored and filling the majority of the frame. The stark contrast between the pale, wrinkled skin and the dark background creates a sense of depth and drama. The artist's use of chiaroscuro lighting heightens the sculptural quality of the hands, drawing attention to their textures and forms. The circular objects held by the hands are suggestive of mechanical or industrial elements, hinting at the interplay between the human body and technology. This evocative image invites the viewer to ponder the relationship between the natural and the artificial. ...

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Lucie Stahl
Artist
Lucie Stahl
B.1977, German

Lucie Stahl works across various mediums, including sculpture, installation, and digital media. Her art explores the concept of liquidity in various forms, such as financial liquidity and the fluidity of gender, identity, and images. Through the use of found objects and imagery, Stahl delves into the excesses and pitfalls of modern consumer culture, examining themes like branding, consumption, addiction, and dependency. Stahl is renowned for her poster-like works made using contemporary photographic techniques. She arranges everyday objects such as spices, ties, magazines, and wheels on a scanner and encases the resulting prints in polyurethane to make them appear like distant objects. Adding short text fragments to these works, Stahl humorously expresses her perspective on social and political events and the competitive nature of the art world. Using language similar to American stand-up comedy, Stahl peppers these prints with witty anecdotes and observations recounted in a soliloquy style. The combination of text and reproduced objects creates a discursive tension, producing an analytical and distancing effect. ...

Lucie Stahl: Artworks
Extractor
Lucie Stahl
Extractor, 2019
70 x 105cm
Machinist I
Lucie Stahl
Machinist I, 2019
70 x 105cm
Machinist II
Lucie Stahl
Machinist II, 2019
70 x 105cm
Sluice (1)
Lucie Stahl
Sluice (1), 2022
150 x 100cm
Imprint
Lucie Stahl
Imprint, 2019
167 x 120 x 2.5cm
Submersion
Lucie Stahl
Submersion, 2019
167 x 120 x 2.5cm
Heap
Lucie Stahl
Heap, 2019
167 x 120 x 2.5cm
Sluice (5)
Lucie Stahl
Sluice (5), 2022
150 x 100cm
Sluice (2)
Lucie Stahl
Sluice (2), 2022
150 x 100cm
Burrows (3)
Lucie Stahl
Burrows (3), 2022
112 x 142cm
Fitzpatrick Gallery
Gallery
Fitzpatrick Gallery
Paris

Established in 2020, Fitzpatrick Gallery is focused on an international program of curated projects in site-specific venues worldwide, and on-site exhibitions at their primary location in Paris, inaugurated in September 2021 in the Marais gallery district at 123 rue de Turenne. They are involved in every level of production with their represented artists, working in close collaboration with institutions, publishing houses, advisory firms, and other partners. Fitzpatrick Gallery builds on the legacy of Freedman Fitzpatrick which was established in 2013 with locations in Los Angeles and Paris. ...

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