Rose Nestler

Selkie’s Gym Bag, 2021155 x 150 x 85cm6500 GBP

Details

MaterialGalleryLocation

velvet, fabric, thread, polyester stuffing, leather, rope, zippers, wood table, paintPublic GalleryLondon

Description

Human-crafted. AI-refined.

The artwork features a black leather bag sitting on a vibrant blue metal table. The geometric, angular table legs contrast with the soft, draped form of the bag, creating a visually striking composition. The piece explores the interplay between utility and aesthetics, blending everyday objects to craft an abstract, surreal scene. The artist's use of minimalist design and subdued color palette suggests an examination of modern life and the fine line between function and art. This thought-provoking work invites the viewer to reconsider the meaning and purpose of familiar objects in a contemporary context. ...

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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. ...