Frederick John Kiesler
Ohne titel, Correalistic Rocker, 2008
mixed media structure, lacquered black and fir tree besides, apparent steel screws, polychrome upholstery.
79 x 78 x 40 cm
31 1/8 x 30 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
31 1/8 x 30 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
Limited edition by Bjarne Melgaard, 2008
The Correalistic chair and rocker were designed by Frederick John Kiesler in 1942 for Peggy Guggenheim Art of this Century gallery in New York, where she wanted to present her...
The Correalistic chair and rocker were designed by Frederick John Kiesler in 1942 for Peggy Guggenheim Art of this Century gallery in New York, where she wanted to present her collection of European avant-garde art to the American public. They were produced in a small workshop in New York.
Kiesler’s correalistic theory was that « form does not follow function » and that everything is connected. The term correalism describes the continual interaction between people and their environment.
Kiesler designed a multifunctional object versatile and whimsical with an organic form that could serve as a seat for visitors, but also as a pedestal or that could even be seen as a surrealistic sculpture in itself.
Those chairs were appropriated in 2008 by Norwegian expressionistic artist Bjarne Melgaard who decorated them as a tribute to Kiesler’s work.
The bold and gestural style of the drawings by Melgaard transform those chairs in contemporary works of art imbued with the marginal, grotesque and provocative aesthetic of the Norwegian artist.
Kiesler’s correalistic theory was that « form does not follow function » and that everything is connected. The term correalism describes the continual interaction between people and their environment.
Kiesler designed a multifunctional object versatile and whimsical with an organic form that could serve as a seat for visitors, but also as a pedestal or that could even be seen as a surrealistic sculpture in itself.
Those chairs were appropriated in 2008 by Norwegian expressionistic artist Bjarne Melgaard who decorated them as a tribute to Kiesler’s work.
The bold and gestural style of the drawings by Melgaard transform those chairs in contemporary works of art imbued with the marginal, grotesque and provocative aesthetic of the Norwegian artist.