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Oliver Sundqvist: Midas, 2021.
Wood, fabric, cardboard, plaster, industrial paint, and lacquer, 98 x 50 x 70 cm. Bloo, 2021.
Wood, fabric, cardboard, plaster, industrial paint, and lacquer, 58 x 62 x 27 cm.
Both of Oliver Sundqvist’s two sculptures originate from the artist’s solo exhibition Colossal Youth at V1 Gallery in Copenhagen during the winter of 2021. The exhibition’s sculptures rose from the gallery floors and even though they, at first sight, seemed abstract and unfamiliar, they quickly took on human-like features. Colossal Youth appeared as a collection of creatures with individual souls and perspectives. The works Midas and Bloo are characteristic of the exhibited works where all the sculptures were unknown objects, wrapped in plaster and painted with clear and bold colors. In both a very investigating and humorous way, Sundqvist has the ability to create imaginative sculptural abstractions and to bring to life the mythical figures of the past.
Oliver Sundqvist (1991, SE) lives and works in Copenhagen and has studied that the Royal Danish Academy of Art’s School of Design. He has made several collaborations with the Danish artist Fred-erik Nystrup-Larsen, and he has exhibited his works at Marta, US; Pradiauto, ES; Side Gallery, ES; CHART Art Fair, DK; Roskilde Festival, DK. Oliver Sundqvist is represented by V1 Gallery, DK.
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