VIEW IN MY ROOM
UPCYCLING TIRES (african artiste) The Gardian Sculpture
France
Sculpture, Rubber on Other
Size: 32 W x 70 H x 20 D in
Ships in a Crate
About The Artwork
Recycling for me is neither an ecological nor a political option, it is rooted in me. It brings me a primitive relation to matter. Matter, more than the object, has a history of its own, to woo it in order to obtain the best is a sensation felt only by the manual workers. Of fairly imposing and very sporty body (former weightlifter), in my artistic career, I quickly opted for a subject with which I would have to fight a fight. The tire is a subjugating material: imperishable, handy, resistant and "alive". I like to learn to manipulate, braid and assemble. The tire, indispensable accessory to our means of locomotion (car, bike, ....) of agricultural production (tractor, lawnmower, ...), our leisure (quad, motorcycle,). Sports car, vintage car, armament, tire is useful, creator of industrial employment (creation / destruction). But what ugly little duck waste, hardly recyclable outside the industry, it is the unloved. This is what motivates me, this matter that everyone wants to forget when it leaves our wheels I endeavor to manify it. What joy, even enjoyment, when someone approaches one of my rooms, discreetly touches it or dismisses me "I can touch?" And his astonishment: "Are they real tires?" Self-taught, I create without plan to instinct. I settle in my workshop, I turn on the music and enter into communion with the subjects. I cut, I saw, I assemble, and everything assembled, fits together, see the day the premises of a sculpture, an object, a piece "The guardian" is a piece that I created in 2015, very soon after my arrival in France. I am Senegalese, and I settled in France in 2015 following the selection of two of my pieces by the Museum of Design Vitra (Germany). It was then time for me to come face to face with other realists. A little disoriented by this change, I started with the creation thus creating to me a protection through my works.
Details & Dimensions
Sculpture:Rubber on Other
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:32 W x 70 H x 20 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
Shipping & Returns
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a wooden crate for additional protection of heavy or oversized artworks. Crated works are subject to an $80 care and handling fee. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:France.
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Senegalese designer, I worked for four years on the "gum" and especially used tires (car, bike, scooter, truck, ....). I try through my research and my creations to give the pedigree had the tire to its creation (1888 first patent). With them, I created a universe that is mine and I want to share. I sculpture, and cut and braid this material to give it some sweetness, until we have wanted to touch .... statuettes to monumental sculptures, through the wall carvings and furniture , I have fun!!!! and asks those who come to discover my work ..... The museum design vitra Weill am Rhein has selected two of my creations to be part of their permanent collection, allowing me to participate in the exhibition "Making Africa" organized home since March 13, and will travel to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao at the end of the year. It is this selection that I decided to come to Europe in order to present my work and facilitate professional meetings.
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