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Erwin Wurm — Eiswerk - My Studio
Erwin Wurm

Eiswerk - My Studio

A large-scale sculptural work in painted aluminium, this piece by Erwin Wurm presents a distorted, seemingly compressed architectural form that playfully subverts our perception of solid, rigid structures. True to Wurm's signature absurdist sensibility, the work evokes a building or studio space that appears to have been squeezed or warped by an unseen force. The use of painted aluminium lends the sculpture a slick, fabricated finish that heightens the tension between industrial materiality and the work's cartoonish, surreal deformation.

Medium
painted aluminium

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 17, 2013

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Erwin Wurm, Eiswerk - My Studio

A large-scale sculptural work in painted aluminium, this piece by Erwin Wurm presents a distorted, seemingly compressed architectural form that playfully subverts our perception of solid, rigid structures. True to Wurm's signature absurdist sensibility, the work evokes a building or studio space that appears to have been squeezed or warped by an unseen force. The use of painted aluminium lends the sculpture a slick, fabricated finish that heightens the tension between industrial materiality and the work's cartoonish, surreal deformation.

Medium
painted aluminium
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Modern Sculpture, Architectural Form, Male Artist, Painted Aluminium, Sculpture, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, Humorous Tone, Geometric Abstraction, Austrian Artist, Sculptural Installation, Neutral Palette, Everyday Objects, Studio Subject, Contemporary Art, Monochromatic, Absurdist Humor, Established Artist, Three-Dimensional

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