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The artwork features a large, striking green basin-like structure resembling a bathtub or a container, set on a metal frame. The vibrant green color and rough, uneven texture of the surface suggest the use of a unique material or technique, likely a resin or a composite material. The container holds a single yellow object, adding a contrasting pop of color against the dominant green hue. The overall composition creates a minimalist, yet visually intriguing piece that invites the viewer to consider the artist's intention behind the choice of materials and the placement of the elements. This unconventional sculpture reflects the contemporary artist's exploration of new forms and materials, challenging traditional perceptions of everyday objects. ...
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Olga Balema
B.1984, Ukrainian/BritishOlga Balema’s artworks are an investigation of form. They are characterised by a tense relationship and contrasts in materiality, often comprising a hard framework with soft, fragile innards. Balema frequently employs latex which, especially in Bread for Life (2016), is held taut and barbed by jagged steel rods, or perhaps armatures, recalling Eva Hesse’s postminimalist practice and the slow sagging of the material over time. The notion of tension – perhaps most commonly, representations of the contrast between the hard bones of a human skeleton and the flesh that furnishes it – are further echoed in the rubber bands and shoelaces plotting a geometry across the gallery floor in brain damage (2019), the teetering globules of latex, moulded to look like breasts, protruding from the globe in 2016’s Globe, tacked on unsteadily, and the soft PVC sacks filled with steel rods and water, ready to burst, in Threat to Civilization 2 (2015). ...
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Hannah Hoffman Gallery
Los AngelesHannah Hoffman, Los Angeles opened in May 2013. The gallery maintains a program of international contemporary artists alongside historical exhibitions with a particular focus on feminist and conceptual practices.