Ultramarine minijob #3
Artist
Astrid Kajsa Nylander
(Sverige, född 1989)
Date2020
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsBildmått: 29,8 × 19,8 cm
Yttermått: 29,8 × 19,8 × 1,8 cm
ClassificationPaintings
Credit LinePurchase 2021 (Swedish Acquisitions 2021)
Countries
Object NumberMOM/2021/294
CollectionsRecent Acquisitions, Svenska förvärv 2021
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkSewing on buttons is one of the trivial tasks that are usually carried out at home. Despite their insignificance, buttons are actually rather fantastic objects, connecting disparate parts into something congruous. Astrid Kajsa Nylander’s paintings of buttons of different shapes is titled minijobs, emphasising associations to tiny things and trifling feats. One button has shiny, tear-like drops, another has a meticulously-painted insect crawling on it, bringing the image into sharper focus. Visually, these works resemble glossy pop art and op art, and the fact that the canvases are shaped after the motifs blurs the distinction between object and painting. There is something physical, vaguely erotic about the thread coiling in and out of the holes.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad på baksidan på omvikningskanten: AKN -19
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad på baksidan på omvikningskanten: AKN -19