 Jonathan Chapline, Tandem, 2022. Two bronze figures on marble base, 96 x 41 x 67.5 inches, 244 x 104 x 171.5 cmJONATHAN CHAPLINE
amfAR GALA CANNES 2022 LIVE AUCTIONMay 26, 2022 at 9 PM CEST | Click here to bidThe Hole is proud to announce Jonathan Chapline's participation in the amfAR Gala Cannes 2022 Live Auction with a monumental new bronze sculpture.
With their polished bronze surfaces and dynamic poses, Chapline's figures confound 2D and 3D imagery. Composed of extruded polygons mimicking early 3D computer programs, the poses celebrate the universal beauty of the human body in motion. Starting with hand-drawn sketches, Chapline uses computer software to modify his Cubist-like figures, rearranging individual slabs in space and modifying their volume and direction. Merging technology, industrial production and centuries-old welding, individual parts are then rendered in bronze, welded together, ground and polished. The artist draws inspiration from a broad range of sources, from Ancient Greece to European Modernism to American Post-War sculpture, while firmly placing his subjects in post-internet age when even monumental bronzes can appear as fluid as digital creations, as if physical reality and the ethereal Metaverse are one and the same. For the live auction please visit amfAR's websiteFor more information on Jonathan Chapline, email raymond@theholenyc.com |
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