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Artworks
El Lissitzky, "Proun 23, Nr. 6" 1919
Diver (after El Lissitzky), 2019
Acrylic on Bristol paper19 x 24 in
48.3 x 61 cmSoldFurther images
In this study, geometric abstraction becomes an entry-point for Mernet Larsen's playful upheaval of the spatial conventions of representation. Based on an El Lissitzky composition from 1919, central to this...In this study, geometric abstraction becomes an entry-point for Mernet Larsen's playful upheaval of the spatial conventions of representation. Based on an El Lissitzky composition from 1919, central to this work is Larsen's treatment of the source-drawing's lines and abstract forms as a Rorschach: free-associative parameters for a process of gradually building out layers of geometric planes to construct figurative forms in space. The resulting study depicts a familiar beach scene with a diving board and lifeguard tower, transformed here into an ambiguous, horizon-less space.