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August Klintberg, Hair (Scotty) I, 2019
August Klintberg, Hair (Scotty) I, 2019
August Klintberg, Hair (Scotty) I, 2019

August Klintberg

Hair (Scotty) I, 2019
Tissus 100% coton, fil à broder, paillettes d’acétates découpées et cousues à la main et écussons de polyester / Woven 100% cotton, embroidery thread, hand cut and sewn acetate sequins, polyester patches
60 x 50 "
152.4 x 127 cm
1/2
Series: Fruits et Fleurs
© August Klintberg
$ 5,750.00
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[English follows] Cette série d'œuvres textiles reprend et refigure un corpus d'œuvres antérieures intitulé «Hair». Les œuvres de la série «Hair» catalogue photographiquement des photographies trouvées de coupes de cheveux...
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[English follows] Cette série d'œuvres textiles reprend et refigure un corpus d'œuvres antérieures intitulé «Hair». Les œuvres de la série «Hair» catalogue photographiquement des photographies trouvées de coupes de cheveux d'hommes exposées dans les vitrines des salons de coiffure pour hommes. La silhouette de l'artiste est subtilement reflétée par le verre devant chaque photo trouvée, et ces images de coupes de cheveux sont nommées d'après leur ressemblance avec des personnes connues de Klintberg. Ces images, d'abord imprimées sur du papier journal fragile (un matériau qui se décolore et se détériore facilement), ont été traduites sous forme tissée.
Chaque œuvre textile est produite par un fabricant spécialisé dans les couvertures tissées par jacquard à partir de photos fournies par les consommateurs - des couvertures qui sont commercialisées comme objets commémoratifs personnels. Chaque objet textile est embelli à la main avec des petits points, des étiquettes en tissu et des paillettes coupées à la main. Dans cette série, le travail antérieur de l'artiste devient source de sentiment et de nostalgie, tout comme les photos des salons de coiffure elles-mêmes - des images qui enregistrent des modèles masculins sans nom qui coïncident avec la première génération du VIH/SIDA.
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This series of textile works returns to and refigures an earlier body of work titled "Hair". "Hair" photographically catalogues found photographs of men’s haircuts displayed in barbershop windows. The artist’s silhouette is subtly reflected by the glass in front of each found photo, and these images of haircuts are named according to their resemblance to individuals known by Klintberg. These images, which were first printed on fragile newsprint (a material that fades and deteriorates easily) have been translated into woven form.
Each textile work is produced through a fabricator specializing in jacquard woven blankets featuring photos provided by consumers - blankets that are marketed as personal commemorative objects. Each textile object is hand embellished with stitching, fabric editioning labels, and hand-cut sequins. In this series, the artist’s own earlier work becomes the source of sentiment and nostalgia, as do the barbershop photos themselves - images that record unnamed male models that are coincident with the first HIV/AIDS generation.
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