Shelter Serra Sculptures
American, b. 1972
Shelter Serra is a multidisciplinary artist whose artworks probe the resonance of imagery and objects he has pulled from the wake of American visual and material culture to reexamine. Serra’s compelling sculptures of ubiquitous or iconic commercial products remade in bronze, resin, copper, or gold, are conspicuous replicas of recognizable forms. Serra’s paintings similarly announce their existence as reproductions of reproductions: halftone dots, hand copied typeface, mimicked printing glitches, the tones of a black and white photograph, or the vibrant colors of a thermograph, signal that the subject has been rendered, filtered through an image-making process employed for a particular end. By reproducing and recontextualizing these images and objects, Serra examines the cultural paradigms which led to their creation and commodification. The utility, absurdity, or desirability of the source image or object is contended with and re-assessed via Serra’s handmade proxies. His recreations provoke a conceptual consideration of the assigned, symbolic status of the original – fashionable, wasteful, threatening, luxurious, lowbrow – they test the limits or longevity of the original’s aura. If Serra’s choice of subject matter is perceived as a commentary on the ‘stuff’ this country generates, it is the viewer who has imposed this subtext. In the form of re-presentations of already manufactured products or reproductions, Serra’s artworks have a symbolic function. They point back to an original, and to the culture that gave that original meaning.to
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Artist: Shelter Serra
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag (Gold), 2015, by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag (Gold)
2015
15”x 14.5”x 1.5” inches unframed, 18.75 "x 18.75 x 2.5 framed
Cast Resin, Edition of 15
Also available in Wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Shelter Serra Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag ( Kelly Green ) 2015 by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag ( Kelly Green )
2015,
15”x14.5”x1.5” inches unframed, 18.75 "x 18.75 x 2.5 framed
Cast Resin, Edition of 15
Also available in Pink, White, Gold and Silver. The frame is a white shadow box frame with plexiglass.
The Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag is a sculpture that celebrates the beauty, and status, that the docents of fashion have bestowed upon coveted objects and accessories as such. In a Duchampian gesture of representation, the artist has created an object that has been “elevated to uselessness”, yet reveals much about our society’s infatuation with consumption and materialism. Cast in resin the sculpture becomes an apropos trope of our time, a perfect conversation starter.
Shelter Serra’s paintings, sculptures, and drawings explore mass consumption and cultural identity. He juxtaposes subject matters that are both common and recognizable: a Campbell's Soup Can, a copper plated baseball hat, and a Hermes Birkin bag...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Shelter Serra Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Concorde Cap, Electroplated Copper Contemporary Art Sculpture by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Concorde Cap
Shelter Serra
5.5”x7”x9”
Electroplated Copper
2017
The Concorde Cap is one of an ongoing series of copper electroplated hats. Ranging from Superman to Nascar, the artist chooses hats from all walks of life before distilling through the electroplating process, transforming the once functional hat into an object of contemplation and beauty.
Shelter Serra’s sculptures and drawings explore notions of mass consumption and cultural identity. He juxtaposes objects that are both mundane and immediately recognizable: a 40 ounce bottle of malt liquor cast in plaster, a Best Buy cap plated in copper, and a designer handbag cast in resin, to name a few. Casting and plating these objects in unlikely materials—resin, plaster, platinum silicone, and copper—Serra strips them of their intended functionality, thereby highlighting their underlying cultural symbolism and transforming branded products into objects of aesthetic contemplation. “Refining an aesthetic and making beautiful objects, whether that be a dress, bag, or sculpture," says Serra, "is a celebration of pure creativity and personal vision.”
His Fake Gun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Shelter Serra Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag, Sliver, Edition of 15, by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag (Silver)
2015,
15”x14.5”x1.5” inches unframed, 18.75 "x 18.75 x 2.5 framed
Cast Resin, Edition of 15
Also available in Gold and White. The frame is a wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Shelter Serra Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag ( Pink ) 2015 by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag ( Kelly Green )
2015,
15”x14.5”x1.5” inches unframed, 18.75 "x 18.75 x 2.5 framed
Cast Resin, Edition of 15
Also available in Kelly Green, White, Gold and Silver. The frame is a white shadow box frame with plexiglass.
The Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag is a sculpture that celebrates the beauty, and status, that the docents of fashion have bestowed upon coveted objects and accessories as such. In a Duchampian gesture of representation, the artist has created an object that has been “elevated to uselessness”, yet reveals much about our society’s infatuation with consumption and materialism. Cast in resin the sculpture becomes an apropos trope of our time, a perfect conversation starter.
Shelter Serra’s paintings, sculptures, and drawings explore mass consumption and cultural identity. He juxtaposes subject matters that are both common and recognizable: a Campbell's Soup Can, a copper plated baseball hat, and a Hermes Birkin bag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Shelter Serra Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag (White), 2015, by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag (White)
2015,
15”x14.5”x1.5” inches unframed, 18.75 "x 18.75 x 2.5 framed
Cast Resin, Edition of 15
Also available in Gold and Silver. The frame is a wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Shelter Serra Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Campbell’s Pea Soup Can Sculpture, Edition of 2, 2017 by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Campbell’s Pea Soup Can, 2017, 3.75”x2.5” inches diameter, cast aluminum, edition of 2.
Pop Artist Andy Warhol made the Campbell’s soup can an icon of Post War America.
This version, cast from an original can, in solid aluminum, is an ode to Mr. Warhol and a slight reference to Popeye, who ate spinach to increase his stamina.
Shelter Serra’s paintings, sculptures, and drawings explore mass consumption and cultural identity. He juxtaposes subject matters that are both common and recognizable: a Campbell's Soup Can, a copper plated baseball hat, and a Hermes Birkin bag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Shelter Serra Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Admiral Byrd Cast Plaster Sculpture by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Admiral Byrd by Shelter Serra
2004
13”x9”x7.5” inches
Cast plaster
This plaster sculpture is an homage to classical sculpture and the legacy of Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Overshadowe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Shelter Serra Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
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Find a wide variety of authentic Shelter Serra sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of sculptures to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of pink and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Shelter Serra in organic material, resin, metal and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Shelter Serra sculptures, so small editions measuring 6 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Luke O'Sullivan, Walter Robinson, and Kiva Ford. Shelter Serra sculptures prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,250 and tops out at $10,500, while the average work can sell for $6,500.