Memory Ware Flat #17
2001
Plastic objects, wood, metal, shells, glass beads in synthetic clay on wood
229.5 × 318.5 × 14 cm (90 3/8 × 125 3/8 × 5 1/2 in.)
An abundant, colourful mosaic, Memory Ware Flat #17 is a three-dimensional painting bustling with detail. Necklaces, pendants, bracelets, keys, buttons, buttons, pins and badges are glued onto a wooden panel with synthetic clay, resulting in a glittering maze that recalls the lavish design of an haute couture item.
Memory Ware Flat #17 is part of the "Memory Ware Flats" series that Kelley began making in the early 2000s. Inspired by a traditional Canadian folk art form consisting of covering domestic objects with small objects of high sentimental value, it puts found objects into a different context and creates an aesthetic that is both kitschy and baroque.
An exuberant work that uses the fluidity of jewellery to create abstract forms, Kelley's Memory Ware Flat #17 is in the Pinault Collection. It was first exhibited at the "Sequence 1" show at the Palazzo Grassi in 2007.
Memory Ware Flat #17 is part of the "Memory Ware Flats" series that Kelley began making in the early 2000s. Inspired by a traditional Canadian folk art form consisting of covering domestic objects with small objects of high sentimental value, it puts found objects into a different context and creates an aesthetic that is both kitschy and baroque.
An exuberant work that uses the fluidity of jewellery to create abstract forms, Kelley's Memory Ware Flat #17 is in the Pinault Collection. It was first exhibited at the "Sequence 1" show at the Palazzo Grassi in 2007.
Exhibitions
Mike KELLEY © Adagp, Paris.
Courtesy Jablonka Galerie
Photo Nic Tenwiggenhorn/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn/Germany
