Christian Holstad - Contemporary Artists

Defined through deflation and limits of exposure (detail)

Defined through deflation and limits of exposure (detail) The Saatchi Gallery
 

Christian Holstad

Defined through deflation and limits of exposure (detail)

2004
Mixed Media: Cashmere coat, tie, white shirt, leather glove, terry cloth, polyester, cotton, vintage millinery trimmings, vintage satin glove, champagne glass, men's suiting and vintage party dress

Dimensions variable

Two stuffed snakes, a dark male and his floral female mate, lay entwined on the gallery floor. Clutching a bouquet of microphones, they confront the viewer with a wry statement on the privileged social systems that media imagery exploits. In the same breath, this hand-sewn, soft sculpture, typical of Holstad's interest in traditional forms of craftsmanship, invites us to reconsider culturally prescribed notions of gender, domesticity, and high and low art.
 
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