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Krzysztof Strzelecki — Urinal 1 ("Double Plunge")
Krzysztof Strzelecki — Urinal 1 ("Double Plunge")
Krzysztof Strzelecki — Urinal 1 ("Double Plunge")
Krzysztof Strzelecki — Urinal 1 ("Double Plunge")
Krzysztof Strzelecki — Urinal 1 ("Double Plunge")
Krzysztof Strzelecki — Urinal 1 ("Double Plunge")
Krzysztof Strzelecki

Urinal 1 ("Double Plunge")

2024

Urinal 1 ("Double Plunge") presents a glazed ceramic form that wears its art-historical awareness openly, engaging Duchamp's century-old readymade provocation while insisting on the handmade, the precious, and the painstakingly crafted. Strzelecki fires and glazes a recognizable sanitary fixture, then elevates its surface with platinum lustre, transforming a symbol of institutional critique into an object of quiet luxury. The tension between those two registers, the abject and the opulent, is precisely where the work generates its meaning. Acrylic elements introduce a further material rupture, layering industrial transparency over ceramic warmth and metallic sheen in a way that keeps the eye moving and the reading open. Strzelecki, a Polish-born artist working at the intersection of craft, conceptual practice, and decorative tradition, uses ceramic not as a subordinate medium but as a site of genuine intellectual inquiry. His decision to title the work with a parenthetical subtitle, "Double Plunge," suggests both physical form and conceptual gesture, a diving back into contested art-historical territory with full knowledge of what that dive entails. At 83.6 by 61.6 by 27.9 centimetres, the piece commands real physical presence, scaled to assert itself in a domestic or institutional context without becoming monumental. The work arrives signed by the artist, and its current presentation through Anat Ebgi reflects the serious critical attention Strzelecki's practice has attracted in recent years. For collectors drawn to work that operates fluently across concept, material seduction, and art-historical dialogue, this piece represents a particularly focused and assured example of his ambition.

Medium
Glazed ceramic, platinum lustre, and acrylic
Overall
Signed
Yes
Location
Anat Ebgi, New York, NY

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Krzysztof Strzelecki, Urinal 1 ("Double Plunge"), 2024

Urinal 1 ("Double Plunge") presents a glazed ceramic form that wears its art-historical awareness openly, engaging Duchamp's century-old readymade provocation while insisting on the handmade, the precious, and the painstakingly crafted. Strzelecki fires and glazes a recognizable sanitary fixture, then elevates its surface with platinum lustre, transforming a symbol of institutional critique into an object of quiet luxury. The tension between those two registers, the abject and the opulent, is precisely where the work generates its meaning. Acrylic elements introduce a further material rupture, layering industrial transparency over ceramic warmth and metallic sheen in a way that keeps the eye moving and the reading open. Strzelecki, a Polish-born artist working at the intersection of craft, conceptual practice, and decorative tradition, uses ceramic not as a subordinate medium but as a site of genuine intellectual inquiry. His decision to title the work with a parenthetical subtitle, "Double Plunge," suggests both physical form and conceptual gesture, a diving back into contested art-historical territory with full knowledge of what that dive entails. At 83.6 by 61.6 by 27.9 centimetres, the piece commands real physical presence, scaled to assert itself in a domestic or institutional context without becoming monumental. The work arrives signed by the artist, and its current presentation through Anat Ebgi reflects the serious critical attention Strzelecki's practice has attracted in recent years. For collectors drawn to work that operates fluently across concept, material seduction, and art-historical dialogue, this piece represents a particularly focused and assured example of his ambition.

Medium
Glazed ceramic, platinum lustre, and acrylic
Dimensions
overall: 83.6 x 61.6 x 27.9 cm
Year
2024
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Anat Ebgi, New York, NY

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