Luft

by Jenny Olsson

Artist Jenny Olsson (Sverige, född 1973)

Alternate Title

Date2020

MediumAquatint etching and drypoint on copperplate, printed on paper

DimensionsBildmått: 48,5 × 96,5 cm Pappersmått: 70,5 × 106,5 cm

ClassificationGraphic art

Credit LinePurchase 2021 (Swedish Acquisitions 2021)

Countries

Sweden

Object NumberMOM/2021/394

CollectionsSvenska förvärv 2021

The artwork is on longterm loan

About the artworkA root, a string and a metal ring – marks and lines. In the three prints in the series Impressions, Jenny Olsson has pressed objects into a soft base of asphalt and lard that she has melted and applied to a plate. The series explores the gathering and documentation of a place by taking imprints from it. Olsson was inspired by the French philosopher Gaston Bachelard’s (1884–1962) ideas on how older theories are absorbed by new ideals, where individual concepts can take on different meanings. Based on these ideas, Olsson seeks to find new contexts for the meaning of, for instance, different colours in the works Earth, Air and Fire.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad 'Jenny Olsson' i blyerts, 1/8

Works by the artist