This contemporary artwork employs a unique sculptural composition. The visual elements include a striking contrast between the warm, weathered brick wall and the stark, industrial metal frame. The frame supports an array of thin, vertical bars, creating a rhythmic and visually captivating pattern. The overall arrangement invokes a sense of tension and balance, hinting at the artist's exploration of themes such as stability, transformation, and the relationship between the natural and the constructed. The unconventional use of common materials and the emphasis on form over function suggest a conceptual approach that challenges traditional notions of sculpture. The historical context and the artist's intention behind this piece likely reflect a commentary on the evolving nature of urban spaces and the interplay between the built environment and human experience. ...
Virginia Overton creates works that directly respond to the space they occupy through sculpture, installation, and photography. Continuously reusing and recycling materials used in her previous works, such as wood, brass, steel, glass or cedar from the artist’s family farm in Tennessee, Overton’s process is performative and reactive. She closely works with the settings of her works, be that architectural elements of a space or a natural landscape. Overton’s practice is in a refreshing and elegant dialogue with the traditionally monumental movement of land art. Combining industrial with natural elements, reinventing sculptures into paintings, and revealing inherent imperfections, Overton works with forms, textures and shapes, developing her unique sculptural language. ...
Galerie Francesca Pia was founded 1990 in Bern and from their first exhibitions forward has consistently fostered contemporary artists including Betty Woodman (1990), Peter Fischli & David Weiss (1992), Hans-Peter Feldmann (1993), Thomas Bayrle (1998), Mai-Thu Perret (2000), Wade Guyton (2004), Jutta Koether (2008) and Rochelle Feinstein (2016) et al. Today the gallery is known for the discovery and promotion of emerging artists. After 16 years in Bern, the gallery moved to a larger space in Zurich in 2007. In 2012 the gallery extended and relocated to a more generous space in the historic Löwenbrau building, where it continues to engage in an ambitious program, representing over thirty artists of different generations. ...
