Madison is one of the works in the Cement Sculptures series, these are reproductions of classic sculptures popularised by mass-produced statuary used to decorate gardens in Italy. The sculptures, sensual and provocative, are painted - evoking a Disney like colour scheme - then covered with elegant crochet, thus blending, yet again, unexpected connections between high art and folk art, the traditional and the contemporary, a reflection of popular styles and flexible motives, liberated from ancient hierarchies of culture.

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© Emmanuel Crooÿ
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© Atelier Joana Vasconcelos
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© Thibault De Schepper
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© Jean Christophe Lett
Artwork Details
PRODUCTION DATE
2017
MATERIALS
Concrete statue, acrylic paint, handmade cotton crochet, plastic globe, light bulb, electric system
DIMENSIONS
276 x 40 x 40 cm
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