Quinze’s sculptures are primarily comprised of various types of wood – cardboard, salvaged wood and polyurethane; he also uses fluorescent colours as a means of creating a contrast between his final output and its surroundings – vivid oranges and reds estrange the sculptures from their environmental backgrounds and further provoke viewers into feeling that same sense of estrangement.
« In my work, I have always been attracted to the way we live, our dwellings, how cities grow and evolve. Where does individualism end and where does society begin? »
Arne Quinze
One of Quinze’s most famous works, Stilthouses, can be seen as an allusion to humans on fragile legs: a nod to the strength of man. An installation created by Quinze, titled Rock
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Quinze’s sculptures are primarily comprised of various types of wood – cardboard, salvaged wood and polyurethane; he also uses fluorescent colours as a means of creating a contrast between his final output and its surroundings – vivid oranges and reds estrange the sculptures from their environmental backgrounds and further provoke viewers into feeling that same sense of estrangement.
« In my work, I have always been attracted to the way we live, our dwellings, how cities grow and evolve. Where does individualism end and where does society begin? »
Arne Quinze
One of Quinze’s most famous works, Stilthouses, can be seen as an allusion to humans on fragile legs: a nod to the strength of man. An installation created by Quinze, titled Rock Strangers, depicts various different ‘strange’ objects that have cropped up where we would least expect them; of this installation, Quinze asked the question: “Who or what remains the stranger, the person confronted with it or the object itself?” (
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