Holy Ghost
Nikola Emma Ryšavá
2020
Polyester resin, fiberglass, fabric, plastics
195x102x93 cm
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Artist research: Magdalena Abakanowicz
I am interested in her series of figurative and non figurative sculptures which were more representational than previous sculptures, but still retain a degree of abstraction and ambiguity. These humanoid works were centred around human culture and nature as a whole and its condition and position in modern society. The multiplicity of the forms represent confusion and anonymity, analysing an individual’s presence in a mass of humanity. This multiplicity is something I’d like to experiment with along with abstract human forms.
Nikola Emma Ryšavá
Her body of work is full of surreal often anthropomorphic figures, sometimes grotesquely, emotional, other times macabre. Relationships, intimacy, and the effort to capture what’s happening within a person are the topics she is working with over the past few years.
In her piece connections, she talks inspiration from Judith Scott. The process of wrapping is seen as therapeutic by the artist as she made this while dealing with her parents divorce. It embodies the frailty and impermanence of relationships.
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Box
Nikola Emma Ryšavá
2020
Polyester resin, fiberglass, textiles, oil paints
164x79x72 cm + pedestal 88x58x58 cm
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Shield
Nikola Emma Ryšavá
2022
Polyester resin, fiberglass, nails
63x41x13cm
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Sky
Nikola Emma Ryšavá
2022
Polyester resin, textile, rubber gloves
54x44x10 cm
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Cruelty in Full Bloom
Nikola Emma Ryšavá
2023
53x53x21cm
Polyester resin, fiberglass
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