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Bobbi MeierEasy Chair/Failed Odalisque2020
2020
$8,000
£6,131.03
€7,046.54
CA$11,236.39
A$12,575.60
CHF 6,582.88
MX$152,770.70
NOK 83,585.79
SEK 78,877.47
DKK 52,579.61
About the Item
Artist Commentary:
This chaise, originally covered in lime green cotton upholstery, sat in my studio for months, acting as a daybed for my miniature poodle. Finally after several attempts at sketching my desired result, I began. I undid the exterior skin to reveal the internal construction, an assemblage of soft and hard materials. I learned how to tuft, to transform the structure into struggling human forms of bulbous shapes emerging from its original purpose to provide comfort. Deeply black shiny spandex stretched over amorphous forms produce unnatural distorted protrusions. Stretching, pulling, impaling the object, it is transformed into a new hybrid of comfort and discomfort, simultaneously falling apart and exuding strength. Precarious and awkwardly constructed it elicits messages of hope and hopelessness.
Keywords: softsculpture, abstract, figurative
Artist Biography:
Bobbi Meier is a Chicago-based visual artist working in various mediums, including; sculpture, collage, drawing, and photography. Her work is realized through provocative use of materials, such as pantyhose, spandex, porcelain, and found home furnishings; embedding themes of emotional history, struggle and loss in its making. Ms. Meier was recently awarded the prestigious John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency, Kohler WI, where she transformed her soft sculptural forms into a new body of work made from industrial porcelain. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Kohler Foundation and The John Michael Kohler Arts Center. She earned her MAAE and MFA in Fiber and Material Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
- Creator:Bobbi Meier (1955, American)
- Creation Year:2020
- Dimensions:Height: 49.5 in (125.73 cm)Width: 43 in (109.22 cm)Depth: 53 in (134.62 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Boston, MA
- Reference Number:Seller: 670231stDibs: LU163429122832
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