Today I write about another ArtPrize piece, one created by
Eckhard Kremers. His sculpture is called “Amazone”( http://www.artprize.org/eckhard-kremers/2012/amazone),
and I must say that I am completely, artistically, and romanticizingly in love
with this piece. Crafted out of paper, wood, leather, tape, and acrylic, all of
which are seemingly stiff materials, this work of art has a frozen-in-time
cloth appearance. “Amazone” is comprised of a sculpted dress that is held up by
one sculpted leg—it is morbid, yet whimsical all at once. A body missing parts
and an aged dress may initially seem unattractive, but everything about
Kremers’ piece, from its color to shape, is romantic and nostalgic like years
gone by. For this piece Kremers was inspired by an exhibit of old German
dresses from the 18th and 19th centuries and Pop Art. Being
a romantic myself this piece speaks to me. It’s as if the dress and leg jumped
out of a fairy tale. I find the unsymmetrical hemline and bodice compelling
because they are imperfect. Nothing in life or in fairy tales is utterly
perfect, something is always awry, and in my mind Eckhard Kremers captures the
beauty of the imperfect in his uneven, yet completely balanced piece,
“Amazone”.
Contributed by Alexandra Dailey
Published by Contemporary Art Gallery Online
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