| Michael Goodward |
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born in dewsbury, west yorkshire
30/03/74, lives in switzerland
interested in gallery, artist and publication collaborations
please contact me using: m.goodward@yahoo.com
i am unable to use saatchi's online chat app. tks.
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| About the Artist |
statement: a deep wish for continued renewal and re-invention is reflected not least in my activities as an artist. my objects and installations mirror an independent minded, intellectual and emotional panorama which is a direct manifestation of the eclectic, polyvalent and curious way in which i occupy myself with anything that is any way remotely connected with the nature of being and man's interaction with and perception of the world within and without him. my investigation of a diversity of subjects, such as death and existence, is far from scientifically based but relies rather more upon a radically subjective view of me and my surroundings. i have a profound desire to communicate intricate ideas in a concise and reduced, often ironic manner, using a variety of easily (and not so easily) available domestic and adapted (p)re-manufactured materials. the confirmation and extension of self is a central theme in my work.
subject to change.... |
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lux aeterna
mixed media object 18 x 6 x 4 cm |
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gold-plated, reusable syringe filled with brilliants in a velour case with lux aeterna printed on the inside lid. |
libera me
multi-part object 20 x 18 x 26 cm |
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antique glass medicine bottles, artist’s sperm preserved in alcohol, plastic carrying crate for baby’s milk bottles. |
the mad hatter's tea cup
porcelain object 12 x 8 cm |
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porcelain tea cup with the handle fixed to the inside wall. |
muscle mary
mixed media object 35 x 15 cm |
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regular hand-held weights are lacquered and then covered with enamel painted flowers. |
satresample N°2
mixed media object 14 x 3.5 cm |
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a watch and typo object. |
object of post-masturbatory penance
mixed media object 10 x 7 cm |
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a wood and nail object |
s/m arty pants
mixed media object 45 x 34 x 8 cm |
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a pair of regular boxer-shorts are lined with sheet rubber and pierced with ca. 6500 nails. |
swiss roll
mixed media object 50 x 16 cm |
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ca. 18000 nails pierced in a regular manner through red cotton cloth (50 x 70 cm). white cotton strands are knotted together and woven through the nails, the whole is then rolled to form the resulting object. |
satresample N°3
mixed media object 11 x 3 cm |
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a marker pen and typo object |
satresample N°1
mixed media object 8 x 7 cm |
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a compass and typo object |
ceci n'est pas une bombe
mixed media object 65 x 55 cm |
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leather suitcase and typo
c-print 25 x 75 cm |
shadow
object/installation 12 x 12 cm |
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butterfly sits on a chrome-plated, lathe-turned solid brass object in the form of a bulb. created for the shadow installation. |
quick mick
mixed media / found object 15 x 9 cm |
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rubber moulds of artist's face tucked into a container previously used for holding disposable rubber gloves (aka 'uncle proxy') |
fragments of a memory preserved
mixed media bottle: 6 x 1.5 cm |
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black and white photograph (juerg and nicole smoking) on RC paper cut into 99 'fragments'. each fragment is signed, numbered, placed into a small glass bottle (6 x 1.5 cm) and documented as above. |
humble pie
mixed media 40 x 24 |
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pastry object |
four skins
mixed media each 12 x 14 |
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CD and nylon stocking, wall mounted objects |
ready for the flood
mixed media variable |
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installation of plugs and plugholes. plugholes are fitted flush into the floor. plugs hang from ceiling directly above respective plughole as shown.
a petit mémorial to the powerlessness of man against the forces of nature. |
in paradisum
mixed media object 9 x 4.5 cm, 100 cm cable |
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solid cast, polished tin phallus and domestic cable with plug |
form and content
found objects |
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ceramic mug and cup-a-soup box |
madonna glassed
found objects 10 x 4 cm |
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screw-top glass jar, plastic madonna figure |
something or other
mixed media object 20 x 45 cm |
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a wood and synthetic-hair object. synthetic hair replaces the bristles of a regular hairbrush. |
it's never too late
mixed media 30 x 100 cm |
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the skeleton of a bird is suspended from a helium-filled balloon. |
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| Education and biography |
| lucerne school of art and design graduated with BA in visual arts, 2004 |
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| Future shows |
11 September - 9 October, 2009 @ Zero Arts e.V., Stuttgart, Germany
June 15, 2008: Group Exhibition at the Neuchatel Museum of Art and History, Switzerland (catalogue available)
March 2008: Object of post-masturbatory penance chosen by artreview.com for the featured work permanent collection
http://www.artreview.com/photo/album/show?id=1474022%3AAlbum%3A696&page=5
2008: Collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology & ArtForecast
S/M Arty Pants has been chosen to participate in ‘Eye for Art’, a research initiative run by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology & ArtForecast. The research examines the myth of the term ‘Eye for Art’ by presenting a set of artwork images to various participants. Participants are asked to choose the most promising artwork out of a given set and to try to predict which artwork will be the most valuable.
http://www.artforecast.org/ShowSets.aspx?c=15
Dec 2007: selection of works published by invitation in a book on the use of typography in art, design, architecture etc.. by MONSA publishers, Barcelona (Typo: The Beautiful World of Fonts, ISBN-10: 84-96429-37-7; ISBN-13: 978-8496429376)
http://www.monsa.com
Sept 2007: collaboration with low-key celebrity photographer Jeremy Kost (NY) on his Paris Hilton Project
July 2007: saatchi online critic's choice
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/blogon/2007/07/michael_goodward_saatchi_onlin.php |
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Website: www.goodward.com |
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