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THE INDIAN 30 cm/ 11,81 inches, Polyurethane
The sculptures are portraits of toys, and the idea is to create a surrealistic feeling because of their symbols of the child that is involved in the game, is pushed into established identities and genders. Roles that are hard to liberate oneself from.”
Between truth and some unknown metaphysical reality, the artist is in search and exploration of space and time, looking for hidden identities and insecurities. At the same time, this is a very personal and vulnerable journey.
The concept of the work is based on an interplay of positive and negative, projection and discover new points of view. In his landscapes and installations we can explore the subtle nuances of identity, persona, and how our culture attitudes.
stills, and installation in Michael Schleu’s work. Can you hear the rough riders on the plains?
CONTACT Michael Schleu Email:
mail@schleu.se Website:
www.schleu.se About the Author:
Dr. Barbara Aust-Wegemund has been an art historian, curator and art critic of Modern and Contemporary Art for more than twenty years. She currently lives and works in Hamburg (Germany).
Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in Art History, Archaology and European Ethnology from the University of Kiel, (Germany), along with studies in sculpture at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (Canada) and the The Henry Moore Foundation, Much Hadham (UK).
Since 2002 she is a member of the Editorial Department of Culture of Goethe Institute Inter Nationes and has been President of Women’s Artists Association Gedok. During these years, she curated dozens of exhibitions, accompanied by highly- researched, illustrated catalogues. Through her company Art History Consulting she provides global art consultancy services with integrity, transparency,
THE PATHFINDER FROM ELSEWHERE 92 cm/ 36,22 inches, Polyeruthane
Michael Schleu
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