The work seems almost mournful,bearing memory of a lost time that we cannot share.
UNTITLED, 2006 Iron plates, shoes, bed frame, steel hooks, I-beam, coat, wire 78.74 x 141.73 inches 200 x 360 centimeters
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Jannis Kounellis
Best known for his involvement with the Arte Povera movement, which sought to reconnect art with life by using everyday objects and materials. Untitled (2006) is constructed from battered old shoesand other found items. The shoes imply human use, but appear to have no users.
The work seems almost mournful,bearing memory of a lost time that we cannot share.
UNTITLED, 2006 Iron plates, shoes, bed frame, steel hooks, I-beam, coat, wire 78.74 x 141.73 inches 200 x 360 centimeters
The work seems almost mournful,bearing memory of a lost time that we cannot share.
UNTITLED, 2006 Iron plates, shoes, bed frame, steel hooks, I-beam, coat, wire 78.74 x 141.73 inches 200 x 360 centimeters
