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Past Forges Future Chair/ Functional Art by Markus Friedrich Staab 2022
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Sculpural design chair. Traditional bavarian kitchen chair contemporized, additional sculpural leg added, re-shaped, painted and multi-lacquered by Markus Friedrich Staab.
You can use this chair on a dailly basis or you can see it as a sculpture.
Through my work I transform each chair into a unique and individual object. Chairs that once were mass-produced and homogenous, become singular and unique: re-cycled, re-furbished, re-mixed and re-decorated.
I am particularly interested to give value and meaning to something that has been overlooked. To free the object from its traditional use and turn it into something special. Through this process the chair that was once used on a daily basis, becomes a self-sufficient piece of art. Hereby we explore traditional historical objects that gain value by a mere change of perspective. It is these themes of chairs as sculptural objects and art as object of utility that I am particularly fascinated by.
It is the love for the daily things that we surround ourselves with, their unique shape and expression, that give me hope that not all is lost to pure consumerism and IKEAlisation
- Creator:Markus Friedrich Staab (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 34.65 in (88 cm)Width: 18.12 in (46 cm)Depth: 17.33 in (44 cm)Seat Height: 17.33 in (44 cm)
- Style:Modern (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:2022
- Condition:Additions or alterations made to the original: Sculptural leg added, paper marche and multi lacquereing. Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Frankfurt am Main, DE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU7604231491022
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