ARCHEO Polyestirene, 2012

The artwork pledge

• GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
• CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
• AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
• INDUSTRY, INNOVATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE
• RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
• CLIMATE ACTION
• LIFE BELOW WATER
• LIFE ON LAND

Tags

• Alchemy
• Americas
• Anthropocene
• Antoni Tàpies
• Argentina
• Consumerism
• Extinction
• Found Objects
• France
• Human Body
• Kurt Schwitters
• Merzbau
• Mixed Media
• Performance Art
• Pollution
• Posthuman
• Readymade
• Sculpture 3D
• Social
• South America
• Spanish Civil War
• Waste

About this artwork

Diego Bianchi is bringing another layer of meaning to his sculptures made of found objects by using foamed polystyrene (or styrofoam), which is one of the most common components of marine litter found floating at sea or washed up along coastlines. Through transforming the styrofoam using varnish, the artist poses a powerful and elegant statement to challenge both the viewer’s perception and conscience.
The artwork was exhibited at My Buenos Aires in La maison rouge in Paris in 2015. It is an indispensable example of Diego Bianchi’s practice coming to maturity in addressing consumption and consumer waste with simple materials and forms.

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• Diego Bianchi Magic hand massaging broken stuff, 2012 Galerie Jocelyn Wolff $3,300 Buy now

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