Lina Iris Viktor

Ekstasis

€15,000

Edition of 1131.0 (H) × 10.0 (W) × 10.0 (D) cm

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With ancient motifs in opulent palettes, British-Liberian artist Lina Iris Viktor asks what light and dark might really mean.

Carved from volcanic rock, Ekstasis translates the deep, primordial blacks found throughout Viktor’s painting into sculptural form. The character of each piece of porous basalt makes every work unique, while the black and gold-coated bronze details that punctuate the sculpture’s surface draw connections to a host of archaic iconographies.

"I wanted to forge a vessel that defied the laws of gravity; an ancient object imbued with pre-verbal, universal symbols depicting humanity’s storied relationship with our cosmos - preserved within time."

Medium

Volcanic rock with black and gold-coated bronze details.

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Number and artist's signature on the underside of each sculpture.

Release date

October 29, 2021

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Behind the scenes

Artist wearing a black top with jewellery staring away from the camera in front of rock

Lina Iris Viktor1 collaborationViktor is a multi-disciplinary artist known for her opulent compositions that juxtapose deep black and lapis against thick, 24-karat gold-leaf. With a background in theatre and film, she combines painting, photography and performance to create arresting portraits of powerful women. The works reference ancient histories from multiple empires that existed across Central and West Africa and are also inspired by mathematics and astrophysics. These scientific approaches inform Viktor’s intricate and methodical process which utilises traditional gilding techniques, layers of pigment and deep sheens of resin and lacquer. The artist calls her art “light-works,” referring to their symbolic use of extreme contrast to pose philosophical questions about the nature of black and gold, light and dark, life and death.

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