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Ry Rocklen — Guru
Ry Rocklen

Guru

A weathered plastic chair becomes a totemic throne, encrusted with plaster, pebbles, and an accumulation of found objects that transform the ordinary into something ritualistic and venerable. Rocklen's layering process imbues the familiar domestic form with the weight of time and devotion, suggesting an object that has absorbed countless prayers or presences. The result is a humble yet commanding artifact that blurs the boundary between the mundane and the sacred.

Medium
plastic chair, plaster, found objects, pebbles

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December 9, 2015

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Ry Rocklen, Guru

A weathered plastic chair becomes a totemic throne, encrusted with plaster, pebbles, and an accumulation of found objects that transform the ordinary into something ritualistic and venerable. Rocklen's layering process imbues the familiar domestic form with the weight of time and devotion, suggesting an object that has absorbed countless prayers or presences. The result is a humble yet commanding artifact that blurs the boundary between the mundane and the sacred.

Medium
plastic chair, plaster, found objects, pebbles
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Assemblage, Contemplative Mood, Tactile Texture, Male Artist, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, 21st Century, Everyday Objects, Neutral Tones, Figure Subject, Three-Dimensional, Found Objects

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