A Can Opener For Penguins
3D-printed replica of a painting
Taher Jaoui, A can opener for penguins, 2019. Mixed media on canvas. 110 x 155 cm. Courtesy of the Artist.
The unconstrained raw energy in Jaoui's paintings further flows into the third dimension. In addition to Jaoui's renowned work on canvas, the exhibition also looks into the promising artist's most recent experiment with spatial expansion. Jaoui's new sculpture 'A Can Opener For Penguins' (2020) is constructed from dozens of vivid 3D-printed pieces, all hand-mounted into a sophisticated, intertwined structure. The title refers to a surreal moment in David Fincher's Fight Club in which Edward Norton's character met a sliding penguin, an embodiment of his subconsciousness. Through this sculpture, Jaoui frees his subconsciousness, manifested as many different elements in a painting under the same title from 2019, and brings these elements to life in the three-dimensional space.
A can opener for penguins, 2020 Sculpture. Colored resin H 25 X W 45 X D 8 cm.
A can opener for penguins, 2020 Sculpture. Colored resin H 25 X W 45 X D 8 cm.
A can opener for penguins, 2020 Sculpture. Colored resin H 25 X W 45 X D 8 cm.
