Daniel Arsham
Bronze Eroded Rome Deified
2023
Cast bronze with customized green Tiffany patina and crystallized polished bronze erosions
30 × 20 × 15 cm
Ed. /99
Location: France
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About the artwork
A stylized portrait of a female figure is presented in this three-color silkscreen print. The composition features a profile view of a head and upper torso, rendered with simplified forms and a limited color palette. The face is depicted in a light brown tone, with minimal detail for the nose and lips, while the eyes are left undefined, contributing to an anonymous quality. The hair is rendered in a dark blue-black, with stark white highlights suggesting texture and volume. The background is a solid medium blue, creating a clear contrast with the figure. A thin white outline separates the figure from the background and defines the edges of the different color blocks within the portrait. The overall aesthetic is graphic and flat, emphasizing shape and color over realistic representation.
Expert opinion
This work aligns with a contemporary trend in figurative art that emphasizes graphic simplification and bold color blocking, drawing parallels to Pop Art aesthetics and modern illustration. The artist's use of silkscreen printing, a technique historically associated with Pop Art and mass production, further situates this piece within a lineage of artists exploring commercial imagery and graphic design within fine art. The market for contemporary prints by artists like Oliver benefits from their accessibility and the ability to reach a broader collector base, making such editions attractive entry points into collecting. The limited edition size contributes to its collectibility, while the clean, modern aesthetic appeals to current interior design trends.
About the artist
Born in Cleveland in 1980, Daniel Arsham is an American artist who lives and works in New York. Basing his artistic practice on a kind of fictional archaeology, he creates, crystallizes and erodes objects and silhouettes from our present. Combining the present, the future and the past, Daniel Arsham imposes an aesthetic as a timeless, cross-cultural experience. Exhibited worldwide, his work has been shown at Galerie Perrotin since 2005. His aesthetic has also been popularized by numerous collaborations, including with Moët & Chandon, Tiffany & Co and the famous Pokémon franchise created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995.
“"I never try to be too obvious. It's like the idea of an object that decomposes or recomposes: everyone chooses their point of view." - Daniel Arsham on his practice”
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