Eric Von Robertson, ‘All alone together’ (2010)
Initial research project around Duane Hanson’s realist figures.
Car Dealer – The watch on this sculpture has been dormant for years.
This project is essentially about replacing the batteries in these sculptures or inhabiting them in some way.
Eric Von Robertson is participating in WHAT’S THE POINT OF GIVING YOU ANY MORE ARTWORKS?, the very first exhibition curated by Pietmondriaan.com, opening tonight at KOP in Breda!
Frederik van Simaey, excerpts from ‘Together we are one’.
Van Simaey’s work is on view from Friday 20hrs on until the 18th of April, during the exhibition ‘WHAT’S THE POINT OF GIVING YOU ANY MORE ARTWORKS?’
Olivier Maarschalk, ‘Memories from the future’
During a lonely stay in Finland, Maarschalk asked his mother, girlfriend and roommate to pick a date and time in the future, on which they expected him and themselves to still be alive. For each person he made a drawing that shows the exact curve in which the sun enters his studio on that specific time. The drawings were sent to each participant by post.
Olivier Maarschalk is participating in WHAT’S THE POINT OF GIVING YOU ANY MORE ARTISTS? which opens coming Friday at eight.
‘Event used orr’ (2009) by André Kok
André Kok will participate in ‘WHAT’S THE POINT OF GIVING YOU ANY MORE ARTWORKS?‘ !
Jack Falanga, Untitled (Fireworks) (Ongoing)
Jack Falanga will participate in ‘WHAT’S THE POINT OF GIVING YOU ANY MORE ARTWORKS?‘ !
Wolfgang Plöger, detail from ‘Let’s give them what they want’ (12 b/w photographs) (2009)
Wolfgang Plöger will be taking part in WHAT’S THE POINT OF GIVING YOU ANY MORE ARTWORKS? @ KOP
Danh Vo, ‘Oma Totem’ (2009)
Totem of objects that Vo’s grandmother, Nguyen Thi Ty, received from The Immigrant Relief Program and The Catholic Church upon arriving in Denmark as a refugee: – 1 Phillips 26 inch TV – 1 Gorenje washing machine – 1 Bomann refrigerator – 1 wooden crucifix – 1 personalized entrance card for a casino
‘Relocated houses, Brittons yard’ (2009) by Lara Almarcegui.
On the outskirts of the city of Wellington (NZ) there is a weird collection of houses. The houses are moved there from different places and on display, waiting to be sold (housemoving is a common occurance in New Zealand). The result is a ghost-town like street with empty buildings, some in state of disrepair.
Lara Almarcegui traced the roots of each building in this street. For the One Day Sculpture project she created a tour and a catalogue showing the individual stories and memories connected to each house. By inviting people to visit the yard with her one evening, Almarcegui coaxes us to look not simply at what these buildings are but why and how they are here, and in turn to speculate on the processes of change in our environment.
‘Si j’étais un charpentier…’ (2008) by Briac Leprêtre.
The title is based on a Johnny Cash song: ‘If i were a carpenter’:
Martin Boyle, Untitled (2008)
Click the picture to see the video.
Martin Boyle produces work that is both playful and performative. He re-presents mass produced quirky objects and packaging in multiple forms to the viewer through video installation and sculptural pieces. His work highlights a preoccupation with ideas of value, or lack off, through his use of packaging and consumer goods…
‘Machines that Almost Fall Over’ (2008) by Michael Kontopoulos.
A system of sculptures that is constantly on the brink of collapse.
Johannes Vogl, Ohne Titel (Marmeladenbrotstreichmaschine) / Untitled (Machine to produce jam breads) (2007)
During the etching process five keys are submerged in an etching solution. From time to time one of the objects is removed from the solution, until finally a small unrecognisable shape was left over.
During the galvanisation process, metal atoms from a copper sulphate solution are deposited onto the objects by means of electrolysis. Just like during the etching process, four keys have been subject to the chemical process for an increasing period of time.
Driessens & Verstappen, ‘Morphoteque #13′ (2003)
Locks of love at the Ponte Milvio in Rome, Italy.
Locks of love are the padlocks fixed by loving couples to symbolize their eternal love. A couple would hang a padlock after inscribing their name or initials on it and throw the key away so that their love is locked forever.
Do it yourself: Justo Gallego Martínez is building his very own Cathedral in Mejorada del Campo near Madrid, Spain.
This is no “model” cathedral and he is neither a qualified architect, nor engineer, nor bricklayer — he is a farmer. “The plans have only ever existed in my head” and have evolved over time in response to opportunity and inspiration.
Ferdinand ‘Postman’ Cheval’s ‘ideal castle’.
Cheval began the building in April 1879. He claimed that he had tripped on a stone and was inspired by its shape. He returned to the same spot the next day and started collecting stones.
For the next 33 years, during his daily mail route, Cheval carried stones from his delivery rounds and at home used them to build his Palais idéal, the Ideal Palace. First he carried the stones in his pockets, then a basket and eventually a wheelbarrow. He often worked at night, by the light of an oil lamp.
Cheval spent the first two decades building the outer walls. The Palace is a mix of different styles with inspirations from the Bible to Hindu mythology. Cheval bound the stones together with lime, mortar and cement.
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Opening: Friday March 12, 20:00h.
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Pierre Ardouvin
Pierre Ardouvin, ‘Les Quatre Saisons’ (2010)
Pierre Ardouvin is participating in WHAT’S THE POINT OF GIVING YOU ANY MORE ARTWORKS?
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