Cigarette Hedghehog

Marlie Mul

Cigarette Hedghehog, 201227 x 40 x 30cmSign in to view price
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Aluminium bucket, polyurethane foam, acrylic paint, cellophane, cigarettesCroy Nielsen
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This contemporary art piece features a small metal bucket filled with snow and scattered pieces of what appear to be dried leaves or debris. The composition is minimalist, with the off-white snow contrasting against the dull grey of the rusted bucket. The irregular distribution of the plant matter within the snow creates an organic, almost haphazard texture. The artist's style emphasizes simplicity and the natural interplay of natural and man-made elements, inviting the viewer to contemplate the ephemeral and transient nature of materials and environments. ...

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Air Vent / Butt Stop (Lucifer Match)
Artist
Marlie Mul

Marlie Mul is an artist and educator whose practice fluidly moves between sculpture, painting and textile, engaging heavily with institutional critique via installations and publishing. These various artistic directions are a result of the critical attitude in which Mul examines her position within the contours of art history and contemporary culture. Each work adopts an inquisitive, almost polyvocal character, with diverse visual registers batting for the viewer’s attention. In her textile works for example, graphic, cartoonish figures are overlayed with gestural abstract markings. Mul’s sculptural works similarly contain formal sculptural qualities, whilst the inclusion of colloquial items such as cigarette butts dethrones any sense of art-historical grandeur. This playful duality between visual language and cultural nods is a constant throughout Mul’s installations, generating both a comic and a sincere tone. The influence of Dada and Surrealism can be traced in Mul’s work, particularly the sculptures of Meret Oppenheim, whilst the amorphous practices of Hito Steyerl and Andrea Fraser serve as contemporary parallels, mirroring Mul’s commitment to criticality. ...

Marlie Mul: Artworks
Cigarette Ends Here (Do-Gooders)
Marlie Mul
Cigarette Ends Here (Do-Gooders), 2012
220 x 130cm
Cigarette Hedghehog
Marlie Mul
Cigarette Hedghehog, 2012
27 x 40 x 30cm
Folded Painting #6
Marlie Mul
Folded Painting #6, 2017
29 x 40 x 2.5cm
tech (#1)
Marlie Mul
tech (#1), 2015
154 x 92 x 20cm
Air Vent / Butt Stop (Lucifer Match)
Marlie Mul
Air Vent / Butt Stop (Lucifer Match), 2012
30 x 60cm
Cigarette Ends Here (Your Smoke Draws Me In)
Marlie Mul
Cigarette Ends Here (Your Smoke Draws Me In), 2012
220 x 130cm
Cigarette Ends Here (Smoking Pregnant Woman, Baby, and Friend)
Marlie Mul
Cigarette Ends Here (Smoking Pregnant Woman, Baby, and Friend), 2012
220 x 130cm
Cigarette Ends Here (Smoking Men)
Marlie Mul
Cigarette Ends Here (Smoking Men), 2012
220 x 130cm
Croy Nielsen
Gallery
Croy Nielsen
Vienna

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