KVIUM, MICHAEL: CIRCUS HUMANUS.

Author: Gottlieb, Lennart, ed
Country: Denmark
Language: English/ Danish
Year Published: 1997
No. of pages: 66
Illustrations: 13 Color Illustrations. 29 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Clothbound w/ Jacket
Size: 9”x 8 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 8788575608
Biblio/Bio: Cat. of exh. Bio.
Code: 4321

Price: $55.00

In his work, Kvium addresses a creator who paradoxically appears to be absent. A vacuum of meaning at the center of the world is both marvelous and hideous. In order not to be depressed to the point of suicide, we must continue to hold the images in these paintings in mind as questions, not conclusions. Though we all question and occasionally conclude that this is the horrific truth of our miserable and petty lives; we still go on each day painting, writing, believing in the value of creation, relation, doing and being. Kvium’s work, mostly figurative and often grotesque, brings these issues into question, while also questioning the act of creation itself. This multimedia exhibition includes 18 acrylic painted dolls, drawings, cast iron eggs, television screens, and dual videos.