Cake for me, Bread for the othersSHANE WALTENEROpening Aug.26 at Cake Decorating on Aug.26 & Sep.9-10MKgalerie.nl Witte de Withstraat 53 3012 BM Rotterdam, The Netherlands +31.10.2130991 mk@mkgalerie.nl |
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Cake for me, Bread for the others Drawing on baroque and gothic aesthetics, each piece seemingly celebrates wealth, abundance and ornamentation whilst also acting as a vanitas, a bittersweet reminder of death and the darker aspects of human nature. The main gallery will feature 10 sugar and glass sculptures, kaleidoscopic prisms of light and colour aimed to thrill, covet and seduce. Each piece references the symbolic language of flowers and is a reminder that sugar can both preserve and be catalyst for decay. Next to these a large mural made out of salt dough will run along whole length of the gallery. Pattern in this will recall plant creepers, baroque reliefs and street graffiti.The scorched and burned surface of the salt dough providing a stark contrast to the colourful exuberance of the sugar and glass pieces. Artist made jams will also be exhibited in the gallery. Directions for use are printed on the side of oneseries of these, aimed to confound the viewer. Another series is the product of guerrilla gardening and harvesting of berries in central London.In the back gallery, large string structures will be stretched out and hung directly onto the wall, appearing like giant doilies of fishing nets left out to dry with their bounty still attached to them. The back gallery will also feature an interactive project planned for the opening night and during the festival The World of Witte the Withon 9 and 10 September. Shane Waltener is an artist living in London. He has contributed to numerous exhibitions internationally and completed a number of commissions for public venues andmuseums including the Prague National Gallery 2005, MIAT (Ghent) 2005, Tate Britain (London) 2004 and theVictoria and Albert Museum (London) 2004.
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