Auction Ends: May 29, 2018 05:00 PM PDT

Art

I Killed the Mood: Oil on Canvas

Item Number: 106

Estimated Value: 300 USD
Sold: 400 USD to nd87c0138

Item Description

4’ x 4’ - Oil on Canvas

I Killed the Mood, as described by Adrian, is a chair that was bought to be destroyed. Unaware of this, the chair was used by his peers and quickly became its own personality in the studio.

The artist smashed the chair with a sledge hammer and placed it in harsh lighting to paint it. The work alienates the once beloved object and reduces it to colors and shapes.

Underneath the connotations, aesthetics, and functionality, it was no more than wood.

ARIST BIO:

Adrian is a student at Idyllwild Arts Academy who believes that we have a tendency to categorize each other, whether it be by our shades, or successes, or nationalities. When delved in deeper, Adrian explains that many times we use the prime example of the body after death as an attempt to dissolve those ideas. A concept built on the foundation that under the paint we are all the same and that, aside from the aesthetics and the arbitrary statuses, all of us are here for a reason we see as unimportant.

Item Special Note

This is original art by the artist. Winner is responsible for packing, shipping, and handling fees. Winner may pick up or schedule shipping after close of bidding on May 29th. If "Buy It Now" is selected, winner may arrange pickup or shipping after May 26th event. Chair must be picked up in Idyllwild or shipped by June 3rd, 2018. Please contact us with any questions.

*Chair Photo Credit - Dr. Thomas Kluzak