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Närkontakt
Artist
Gustav Kraitz
(Ungern, född 1926)
Alternate Title
- Close Contact
Date2008
MediumDiabas
Dimensions40 x 165 x 40 cm
ClassificationSculptures
Credit LineDonation 2008 from Marcus Storch
On view
StockholmOutdoor SculpturesRoomOutside location
Object NumberMOM/2008/29
About the artworkGustav Kraitz finds his materials in
the wild: clay, stone and metal. In Close
Contact, the dark diabase is polished
until shiny, and when it rains it turns
black as coal. The shiny sections contrast
sharply with the short sides, which
are rough and bumpy. Things happen
when you cut stone, says Kraitz. Close
Contact is aligned with the quayside,
where the waves gurgle constantly. It is
easy to imagine how the stone has been
shaped by years of softly lapping water.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Graverat i nedre kanten på framsidan: "NÄRKONTAKT GUSTAV KRAITZ 2008"
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Graverat i nedre kanten på framsidan: "NÄRKONTAKT GUSTAV KRAITZ 2008"