Jojo Gronostay
Untitled (Blue), 2020
Pigment print on canvas
59.4 x 42 cm
23 3/8 x 16 1/2 in
23 3/8 x 16 1/2 in
UNTITLED (COLOURS), 2020 The edited pictures are made in Barcelona in 2020. I was very interested in the hands of the street vendors, because they reminded me of gestures in...
UNTITLED (COLOURS), 2020
The edited pictures are made in Barcelona in 2020. I was very interested in the hands of the street vendors, because they reminded me of gestures in old paintings. In their hands they hold ropes that are connected to blankets that serve as displays for their products, mostly fake designer goods. The ropes are a device to pack things as quickly as possible in order to escape from the police. The hand is the complex and primary human tool. With it we manipulate our environment, shape nature into culture, and fulfill our creative mission. Just like an artist, the vendor is a trafficker of ideas. His product is an idea of luxury.
The edited pictures are made in Barcelona in 2020. I was very interested in the hands of the street vendors, because they reminded me of gestures in old paintings. In their hands they hold ropes that are connected to blankets that serve as displays for their products, mostly fake designer goods. The ropes are a device to pack things as quickly as possible in order to escape from the police. The hand is the complex and primary human tool. With it we manipulate our environment, shape nature into culture, and fulfill our creative mission. Just like an artist, the vendor is a trafficker of ideas. His product is an idea of luxury.
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