Marina Woisky's Concrete-Stuffed Animal Sculptures at Panorama 2024
Marina Woisky, an artist from São Paulo and a BFA graduate from São Paulo State University in 2021, presented her sculptural pieces in 'Mil graus [A thousand degrees]' at the 2024 Panorama, which was organized by the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo. Among her series 'ZOO Animais e ornamentos' is a flattened ostrich resting on bronze legs, its body crafted from a digital image printed on fabric and filled with wet concrete. Other sculptures feature a cormorant and a horse. Woisky's work explores themes of ecology and environmental degradation, bridging classical sculpture with modern issues. Additionally, her exhibition 'Through the Garden Bars' was displayed at LUPO in Milan until 15 January.
Key facts
- Marina Woisky presented ZOO Animais e ornamentos (2024) at Panorama 2024, organized by MAM São Paulo.
- The ostrich sculpture is a digital image printed on textile stuffed with concrete, standing on bronze legs.
- Other animals include a cormorant and a horse.
- Woisky's work avoids easy thematic categorization, touching on ecology and speciesism.
- She had a solo show 'Through the Garden Bars' at LUPO, Milan, through 15 January.
- Critic Oliver Basciano compares her to Anthea Hamilton, Katja Novitskova, and the Pictures Generation.
- Woisky obtained her BFA from São Paulo State University in 2021.
- The work dialogues with classical sculpture, kitsch, and screen-based culture.
Entities
Artists
- Marina Woisky
- Anthea Hamilton
- Katja Novitskova
- Isa Genzken
- Rosemarie Trockel
Institutions
- Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo
- LUPO
- São Paulo State University
- ArtReview
Locations
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Milan
- Italy
- Amazonas
- Rio Grande do Sul