JOHN GREER
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 The Sleeper and The Rose, 2021

Two (2) elements on base. Rosa Portugale (Portuguese Marble) and Travertine.

Overall dimensions: 150cm x 110cm x 90cm

(The Sleeper: 60cm x 90cm x 82cm / The Rose: 70cm x 37cm x 42cm)

The Sleeper and the Rose appear to be suspended in a state of dreaming with a potential of unfolding. This idea is passed as a torch to the conscious viewer through the memory of an encounter. The rosebud, so heavy before it opens up into a flower, the sleeping beauty buried into the folds of her hairdress. Here I use a natural object and an archaic cultural object as a source, placing two concepts of our existence vis-a-vis for consideration.

 

La Bella Addormentata e la Rosa sembrano sospesi in uno stato di sogno con un potenziale di dispiegamento. Questa idea viene trasmessa dall’artista come una fiaccola allo spettatore cosciente, attraverso il ricordo di un incontro. Il bocciolo di rosa, così pesante prima di schiudersi in un fiore, e, la Bella Addormentata sepolta tra le pieghe della sua acconciatura, sono sculture che si basano su un oggetto naturale e un oggetto culturale arcaico, ponendo di fronte i due concetti della esistenza umana.

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Image by Gail Skoff for the podcast episode: 

JOHN GREER

ART IS A LANGUAGE 

John's retroActive book is life size.
National Gallery of Canada : THE PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE Image by Gail Skoff.

Res Ipsa Loquitur! ... is a good example of John Greer's conceptual approach to the art of stone carving. Things speak for themselves. Look around the corner: Res Ipsa Loquitur! , 2005 - 2009

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