Poltrona di Proust
Armchair
1978 (made), 1981 (made)
1978 (made), 1981 (made)
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The Proust chair is a postmodern bricolage by Alessandro Mendini. It takes the form of Baroque furniture and decoration from Pointillist painting with a title from literature. The hand-painted decoration was designed by projecting a slide of a Paul Signac painting on to the surface, and the dots were painted directly on to the furniture. It is a typically postmodern method of design, relying on appropriation in arranging existing forms, images and codes into new combinations.
Object details
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| Title | Poltrona di Proust (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand painted readymade |
| Brief description | 'Poltrona di Proust' armchair by Alessandro Mendini for Studio Alchimia, designed in 1978, executed 1981, handpainted |
| Physical description | Painted readymade, wood and upholstery 18th century style armchair, decorated in Pointillist multicoloured squares. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Summary | The Proust chair is a postmodern bricolage by Alessandro Mendini. It takes the form of Baroque furniture and decoration from Pointillist painting with a title from literature. The hand-painted decoration was designed by projecting a slide of a Paul Signac painting on to the surface, and the dots were painted directly on to the furniture. It is a typically postmodern method of design, relying on appropriation in arranging existing forms, images and codes into new combinations. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.9-2012 |
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| Record created | May 25, 2012 |
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