L.O

Vunkwan Tam

L.O, 202120 x 140 x 11cmPrice on Request
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Material
PVC pipe, t-shirt, machine oil
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This minimalist sculptural piece features a simple black metal stand with a single draped cloth hanging from it. The composition emphasizes the contrast between the rigid, geometric form of the stand and the soft, organic folds of the fabric. The muted brown tone of the cloth adds a subtle warmth to the otherwise austere black metal structure. The artwork seems to explore themes of materiality, duality, and the interplay between the manmade and the natural. The artist's intention may be to provoke contemplation on the relationship between form and function, or the way everyday objects can take on new meaning when presented in an artistic context. ...

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Vunkwan Tam
Artist
Vunkwan Tam

Vunkwan Tam employs a range of media, including sculpture, video, text, sound, and installation, to explore themes associated with death, decay, and the malaise of late-stage capitalism. Tam's artistic practice can be likened to found poetry or cento, in which he arranges groupings of pre-existing objects and linguistic fragments, often sourced from online platforms, to construct condensed spatial narratives. These fugitive arrangements, which are sensitive to their surroundings and often improvised, repurpose the decontextualized material of semiocapitalism in order to conduct an excavation of communal affect. Tam's work operates within the slippery realm of internet culture, which is characterised by a fusion of irony, hyperbole, and half-truths. A notable example of Tam's approach is his work 78i78 (2022), which features a bedraggled L-shaped blanket lying on the floor serving as a metaphor for the dramatised emotional wallowing often associated with contemporary culture. ...

Vunkwan Tam: Artworks
Untitled (A billionaire unveils an electric truck styled after a 1996 polygon render)
Vunkwan TamUntitled (A billionaire unveils an electric truck styled after a 1996 polygon render), 2020Price on Request
L.O
Vunkwan TamL.O, 2021Price on Request
Untitled (The traffic noise arched over a bubbling mass of public conversation and pattering footste...
Vunkwan TamUntitled (The traffic noise arched over a bubbling mass of public conversation and pattering footsteps on concrete), 2021Price on Request
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Vunkwan Tamlest you-will-strike against-the-stone your-foot, 2022Price on Request
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Vunkwan TamXXX, 2022Price on Request