Small boards
ISBN:
9782492175008
Erwin Wurm’s Self-Portrait as 47 Pickles operates as a brilliant, absurd subversion of classical portraiture and monumental sculpture. Expanding upon his 2008 installation Selbstporträt als Gurken, the Austrian artist applies his signature humor to the mundane form of the preserved cucumber. By emptying a single jar of pickles, coating each in painted resin, and elevating them onto individual pedestals, Wurm investigates how scale, isolation, and institutional presentation can radically alter the value of the everyday object.
Within his broader oeuvre of distorted forms, this project highlights his enduring commitment to challenging the boundaries of physical identity and sculptural mass.
Erwin Wurm’s Self-Portrait as 47 Pickles operates as a brilliant, absurd subversion of classical portraiture and monumental sculpture. Expanding upon his 2008 installation Selbstporträt als Gurken, the Austrian artist applies his signature humor to the mundane form of the preserved cucumber. By emptying a single jar of pickles, coating each in painted resin, and elevating them onto individual pedestals, Wurm investigates how scale, isolation, and institutional presentation can radically alter the value of the everyday object.
Within his broader oeuvre of distorted forms, this project highlights his enduring commitment to challenging the boundaries of physical identity and sculptural mass.
Erwin Wurm’s Self-Portrait as 47 Pickles operates as a brilliant, absurd subversion of classical portraiture and monumental sculpture. Expanding upon his 2008 installation Selbstporträt als Gurken, the Austrian artist applies his signature humor to the mundane form of the preserved cucumber. By emptying a single jar of pickles, coating each in painted resin, and elevating them onto individual pedestals, Wurm investigates how scale, isolation, and institutional presentation can radically alter the value of the everyday object.
Within his broader oeuvre of distorted forms, this project highlights his enduring commitment to challenging the boundaries of physical identity and sculptural mass.