Lot 194 Christo (d. i. Chr. Javacheff). Wrapped Vespa. 2009. Collage, …

Wrapped Vespa. 2009. Collage, Pigmentdruck, mit Farbstift überarbeitet auf schwerem Rag-Papier (Hadernpapier). 30,5 x 30,5 cm. Signiert und nummeriert. - Kanten punktuell minimal bestoßen, mit sehr vereinzelten kleinen, kaum sichtbaren Fleckchen. - Prachtvolle, fein ausdifferenzierter Druck der ganzformatigen Darstellung mit kraftvoll strukturierter, räumlich wirkender Überarbeitung des Motivs.

Nouveau Réalisme – Schellmann 201. - Eins von 45 Exemplaren (A.P.) - Die Wrapped Vespa steht in der Reihe von Christos sogenannten "Wrapped Object"-Collagegrafiken, die Objekte des Alltagslebens und der Industriekultur systematisch zu Verhüllungsprojekten transformieren - neben dem Wrapped Volkswagen (2013), dem Wrapped Automobile (Studebaker Champion, 2015) und dem Wrapped Motorcycle (Harley Davidson, 1997). Kunsthistorisch verbinden diese Editionen die konzeptuelle Strenge des Nouveau Réalisme - dem Christo in Paris über Yves Klein, Jean Tinguely und Daniel Spoerri nahezustand - mit der popkulturellen Ikonizität der gewählten Objekte. Die Integration der technischen Planzeichnung in die Collage verweist zudem auf Christos Praxis, das Kunstwerk zugleich als autonomes Bild und als Skizze eines potentiell realisierbaren Großprojekts zu konzipieren - womit jedes Exemplar zwischen dem Status des abgeschlossenen Kunstwerks und dem des Entwurfsdokuments oszilliert.

Nouveau Réalisme – Pigment print, reworked with crayon, on heavy rag paper. Signed and numbered. Minimally speckled in places, with very isolated small, barely visible spots. A magnificent, finely detailed print of the full-size image, featuring a powerfully textured, three-dimensional reworking of the motif. - Schellmann 201. - One of 45 copies (A.P.). - The Wrapped Vespa belongs to the series of Christo's so-called "Wrapped Object" collage prints, which systematically transform objects of everyday life and industrial culture into wrapping projects - alongside the Wrapped Volkswagen (2013), the Wrapped Automobile (Studebaker Champion, 2015) and the Wrapped Motorcycle (Harley Davidson, 1997). Art-historically, these editions unite the conceptual rigour of Nouveau Réalisme - to which Christo was closely aligned in Paris through Yves Klein, Jean Tinguely and Daniel Spoerri - with the pop-cultural iconicity of the chosen objects. The integration of the technical project drawing into the collage further reflects Christo's practice of conceiving the artwork simultaneously as an autonomous image and as a sketch for a potentially realisable large-scale project - so that each copy oscillates between the status of a finished work of art and that of a working document.

Result: 2500 €

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