My Girl
Figure Group
2006 (made)
2006 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Louise Hindsgavl (b.1973) is a Danish ceramic artist whose work centres on the small-scale porcelain figure. Her figures are influenced by her exploration of somewhat ambiguous and frequently dark themes, these often holding sexual or fetishistic overtones. As such, the work has a contemporary resonance, yet the appearance of masked figures, or of humans morphing into animals, suggests a relationship with 18th century porcelain figures, as well as with the mythological themes of certain small-scale Renaissance sculpture. The resulting work is engaging and intriguing, and also beautiful.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | My Girl (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Porclain, modelled, glaze |
| Brief description | 'My Girl', porcelain, modelled, Louise Hindsgavl, Denmark, 2006 |
| Physical description | Figure group of porcelain, modelled, covered in a white glaze, of two humans with animal heads embracing one another, standing on a pedestal |
| Summary | Louise Hindsgavl (b.1973) is a Danish ceramic artist whose work centres on the small-scale porcelain figure. Her figures are influenced by her exploration of somewhat ambiguous and frequently dark themes, these often holding sexual or fetishistic overtones. As such, the work has a contemporary resonance, yet the appearance of masked figures, or of humans morphing into animals, suggests a relationship with 18th century porcelain figures, as well as with the mythological themes of certain small-scale Renaissance sculpture. The resulting work is engaging and intriguing, and also beautiful. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.142-2006 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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