Real: Alexandre da Cunha

Galeria Luisa Strina is pleased to present Real, the fourth solo exhibition by Alexandre da Cunha.

Alexandre da Cunha presents a new series of wall works and concrete sculptures created from molds of used tires. Continuing his exploration of everyday materials, the artist presents large-scale wall pieces and other sculptures that employ cast materials, a new aspect in his work.

Through the use of found objects juxtaposed by their formal affinities, wall reliefs (such as Comédia, 2015) reference art historical icons like Picasso's Bull's Head, 1942. Similarly, cleaning mops are tensioned with string to create circular compositions (such as Mandala, 2015). The used objects undergo minimal alteration, but the combination between them creates a new language in which the viewer's perception is invited to see them in a different way.