Kim Simonson "Invisible World"

Nancy Margolis Gallery

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Finish Artist Kim Simonsson is to have his second exhibition at the Nancy Margolis Gallery open Thursday, April 17, 2008. After graduating from the University of Art and Design in Helsinki, Simonsson was awarded the prestigious Young Artist of the Year Award in 2004 with an exhibition on two floors of the Tempere Art Museum outside of Helsinki. Simonsson’s career
began auspiciously with this extraordinary honor rarely accorded such a young artist. Today, only four years later, he is acknowledged as one of Finland’s most important and gifted young artists.

Drawn by the malleability of clay, Simonsson uses this ancient material to construct his sculpture, revealing a fresh and modern personal vision. A master of his materials, he draws on the visual language of pop art, and the stylized imagery of Japanese manga and anime to comment on the inconsistencies of society. His sculpture playfully contrasts the behavior of his near life-sized children, alluring pubescent girls, and animals with conventional expectations of acceptable behavior. Horizontal Spit III, an angry little girl, dressed comely with ribbon and bows, a curly-cue ponytail, and a face of wide-eyed innocence startles and hoodwinks as she lets us have it, forcefully expelling arcs of glass saliva in different directions. Melting Ear, a solemn, oversized glitzy platinum rabbit sits Buddha-like, suggesting big power, far from our fairytale associations. Tenderness plays out in many directions as in Guardian Angel III; a seated female figure gently nuzzled by a throbbing small deer lying in her lap. The feelings expressed are palpable.

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from April 17, 2008 to May 24, 2008

Artist(s)

Kim Simonson

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