Rose Nestler

Inner Chamber, Broken Sac, 2024180 x 85 x 50cm18000 USD

Details

MaterialGalleryLocation

fabric, hardwood, plywood, thread, batting, zipper, polyfil, aluminum flashing, ceramic egg, polyx-oil finish, dollhouse chairs, resin, plated brass barbie shoes, hardwarePublic GalleryLondon

Description

Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This whimsical wooden diorama features an array of natural elements, including a rocking chair adorned with a pair of striking red shoes, along with several other wooden chairs and an egg-shaped object on the floor. The composition is dominated by warm, earthy tones, creating a cozy and intimate atmosphere. The artist has skillfully employed various woodworking techniques to construct this surreal and dreamlike scene, inviting the viewer to ponder the symbolism and intriguing narrative behind the piece. This installation likely reflects the artist's exploration of themes related to domesticity, nostalgia, and the juxtaposition of the ordinary and the extraordinary. ...

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Artist

Rose Nestler

1983 , American

Spanning sculpture, video and installation, Rose Nestler’s work mines societal expectations of and relationships to well-known objects, instilling an omnipotent feminine power into the iconic items she recreates. Nestler’s fabric sculptures employ forms and materials that serve to highlight and simultaneously subvert the ways that gendered and trite stereotypes play out on, or impact the experience of their wearers / users. Through reinterpreting loaded garments and objects into oversized soft sculptures and wall hangings that straddle humour, shame and pride, Nestler reclaims iconic patriarchal institutions as feminine spaces. ...