GNOME V
DESCRIPTION
Acrylic on Cotton Canvas | 2022
For Michael Wall’s new series of derivative sculptures and paintings, the artist references the subject from a 2008 YouTube video to explore the tools of mythmaking in the digital age. GNOMEs GNOMEs GNOMEs is a reflection on the acts and terms that originate from online spaces — it embraces the convergence of ancient folktales and modern storytelling via a faceless fluid form and an amalgamation of simplified aesthetics.
In the end, the work queries the importance of the physical realm: is it really more “real” than the immaterial? You be the judge.
DIMENSIONS
31 x 39 inches
AUTHENTICATION
Signed by artist.
The work comes with a Certification of Authenticity signed by the Co-Founder of Tappan.
“My work reflects on collective and individual realities, the importance of truth and the shifting away from traditional spaces of spirituality.”
About the Artist
Michael Wall
Featured in Architectural Digest's "Best Young Abstract Artists You Should Know About" profile, Michael Wall's large, abstract paintings and unexpected shapes command both attention and consideration. Wall has also been featured in Wallpaper*, AnOther, Abstract Mag, and Cereal and shown in London, Taipei, Paris, Los Angeles, and Berlin.
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ALEXANDER MAY ON MICHAEL WALL
“I was directly captivated by this work as these are the two colors I am most attracted to. There is a simplicity in its form but it commands a primitive energy I am drawn to.”
Artwork: Black on Red
