Theodore Psychoyos | Raw Objects

西奧多·普西科約斯 | 原始物件

比雷埃夫斯,Polidefkous 39 號,Carwan Gallery Athens | 2022年4月20日 – 5月21日

Carwan Gallery 很高興呈獻展覽《Raw Objects》,展出視覺藝術家 Theodore Psychoyos 的一系列全新功能性物件。展覽將於 2022 年 4 月 20 日至 5 月 21 日在藝廊位於比雷埃夫斯的空間舉行。創作這系列功能性物件的靈感,源自藝術家在納克索斯島建造自家住宅的過程。這是他對自然元素及島上散落的未加工石材形態進行持續探索的起點。

為了創作此系列作品,Psychoyos 使用了在倉庫和採石場中被遺棄的大理石廢料,這些石材留下了人為加工、機械運作及自然風化的痕跡。藝術家挑選這些經隨機切割與塑形的石塊,透過對其形態與質感的觀察,重新構想並將其轉化為家具,賦予這些閒置數十年的古老石材新生命。由於年代久遠,這些大理石大多非常罕見,在市場上已難以尋得。

While Psychoyos’ drawings are meticulously detailed and their outlines are clean, his furniture is contrastingly polished as little as possible: the forms and textures of the stones are left to a great extent as they were found, imbuing them with an intense haptic feeling and preserving the intricate weathered patterns and imperfections on their surface. In some cases, the stone fragments are combined with small rubber elements for stability and comfort. The result is austere, yet honest — an interpretation of functional objects by a spirited visual artist, where tactile sculptural landscapes are brought to an extreme proximity to the body.

Following Psychoyos' preview during Athens Design Forum in 2021, Carwan Gallery is now presenting the artist’s first formal excursion into the world of functional objects. The exhibition Raw Objects is the second chapter in Carwan Gallery’s series of Greek special commissions, as part of its program to support Greek artists and designers.

Theodore Psychoyos, Raw Objects at Carwan Gallery Athens - © Giorgos Sfakianakis