UN-SPORTS-MAN-LIKE
By: Nicholas Currie
UN-SPORTS-MAN-LIKE both questions and celebrates masculinity, the body and sport culture and iconography. A collection of paintings created by movements used by the body in sporting and performance actions surrounded by an installation of figurative sculptures to coexisting in the space. In imposed hypermasculine spaces and activities the idea of the body is questioned constantly. Sport and performance give strength and sense of belonging to many people aligning with identity and how to represent yourself in a social space. The installation of the figurative sculptures follows a narrative of the figures attending a gallery show for a fellow teammate, the creation of the figures are named and based loosely of significant figures in the artists life.
UN-SPORTS-MAN-LIKE both questions and celebrates masculinity, the body and sport culture and iconography. A collection of paintings created by movements used by the body in sporting and performance actions surrounded by an installation of figurative sculptures to coexisting in the space. In imposed hypermasculine spaces and activities the idea of the body is questioned constantly. Sport and performance give strength and sense of belonging to many people aligning with identity and how to represent yourself in a social space. The installation of the figurative sculptures follows a narrative of the figures attending a gallery show for a fellow teammate, the creation of the figures are named and based loosely of significant figures in the artists life.
