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This contemporary artwork features a crushed can of Tesco's All Day Breakfast in shades of orange and red, nestled within a black tray. The prominent visual elements are the crumpled aluminum exterior and the vibrant colors, which create a striking contrast against the minimalist backdrop. The subject matter explores the concept of consumer culture, with the discarded can symbolizing the fleeting nature of mass-produced products. The artistic style is conceptual, utilizing found objects to convey a deeper commentary on societal consumption patterns. This piece likely intends to provoke reflection on our relationship with disposable commodities and the environmental impact of modern lifestyles. ...
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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.