Tom Sachs ( English; Tom Sachs ; July 26, 1966 , New York , USA ) - a modern American sculptor , actively applies appropriation in his work, is known for using modern iconography; lives and works in New York .
| Tom Sachs | |
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| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | New York , USA |
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| Genre | sculpture , objects, installation |
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| Style | neo-pop |
At the first exhibitions, he recreated Knoll office furniture from phone books and duct tape; he later repeated Le Corbusier's Residential Unit (1952), using foam and a glue gun. Other projects included the Apollo 11 lunar module; McDonald's from plywood, glue and kitchen appliances; Hello Kitty and her friends from foam to bronze. In Sachs' works, all the steps that led to the final result are put on display - all the seams, ties, screws, everything that connects the parts together. Tom Sachs creates objects that reflect the irony of modern life, combining glamor with everyday symbols: for example, McDonald's food in a Tiffany package.
The artist says that his favorite term is “bricolage”, which means the art of creating objects from improvised means. Throughout the 1990s, Sachs developed a technique based on the concept of bricolage, a kind of “do-it-yourself” principle that he used in video and sculpture. “Hello Kitty Nativity Scene” (1994) is a traditional Christmas image with modern characters such as Hello Kitty and Bart Simpson . This work, along with others such as Prada Toilet (1997) and White Ghetto Blaster (2000), embody Sax's humorous approach to creating objects.
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- 1 Biography
- 2 See also
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
Born in New York in 1966 , Tom Sachs grew up in Westport , Connecticut , studied at Greens Farms Academy, at Bennington College in Vermont , and studied architecture in London .
In 1994, Sachs created a Christmas scene for a Barneys New York showcase called Hello Kitty Nativity , where Virgin Mary was replaced by Hello Kitty , dressed in Chane l and Nike . This modern reading of the traditional den has attracted much attention and has demonstrated Sachs’ interest in the phenomenon of consumerism , branding and cultural fetishization of products.
In 1997 , based on the idea that all “products” are equal, Sachs created the Allied Cultural Prosthetics studio and began using logos and design elements of famous fashion houses and other recognizable brands in his work.
Interested in briquetting from the very beginning, Sachs organized an exhibition at Sperone Westwater in 2000 , titled American Bricolage , which included works by twelve artists, including Alexander Calder , Greg Colson , Tom Friedman .
After several solo shows in New York and abroad, Sachs showed his Nutsy’s installation at Deutsche Guggenheim in 2003 . In 2006 , the artist had two large exhibitions in Europe - at the Astrup-Fearnley Museum of Modern Art and at the Prada Foundation, Milan . His works are in museum collections around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York ; Guggenheim Museum , New York ; Whitney Museum; Center Pompidou in Paris .
See also
- Nolling