Soft Drainpipe - Blue (Cool) Version
Claes Oldenburg
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Date:1967 -
Style:Pop Art -
Genre:installation -
Media:acrylic, steel, canvas -
Location:Tate Modern, London, UK
Soft Drainpipe - Blue (Cool) Version
Claes Oldenburg
An advertisement for a drainpipe was the source for this work. Like many of Oldenburg's sculptures, it renders a familiar object strange through its recreation in surprising materials and colours. The transformation of hard into soft objects is a recurrent theme in his sculpture. Adjusting the pulley can alter the appearance and dimensions of the work, producing a variety of shapes that suggest a crucified figure, an elephant's trunk and ears, or male genitalia.
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