David Altmejd is a Canadian sculptor born in 1974. His main materials that he works with are plexiglass, mirrors and hair. Altmejd is known for his large plexiglass boxes full of a verity of materials ranging from gold chains to oversize fake ants to casts of various human body parts. He also had a collection of works made of mirror pieces. They range from interesting fragments to geometrically arranged hollow cubes. There is a very obvious difference between these two types of art. The boxes are full of colored strings and whimsical objects, while the mirrored pieces are much more sharp and serious. About the difference to theses styles, he says "for me, the grotesque is necessary to understand beauty."
The Flux and the Puddle
2014
Plexiglass and many other materials
La chambre d'hôte
2010
plexiglas, wire, thread, and paint
2010
plexiglas, wire, thread, and paint
The Swarm
2011
plexiglass, thread, wire, paint, synthetic hair, assorted minerals
Untitled
2005
plexiglas, gold chains and glue
2005
plexiglas, gold chains and glue
The Eye
2008
wood and mirror
2008
wood and mirror
Untitled 4 (Guides)
2011
wood and mirror
Untitled 4 (Guides)
2011
wood and mirror
Untitled 4 (Guides)
2011
wood and mirror
Untitled 16 (Guides)
2013
wood, mirror, thread, and paint
Untitled
2000
mirrored plexiglas, wood
2000
mirrored plexiglas, wood
The Index
2007
bronze, steel, synthetic nature, taxidermy, and plexiglass
Wave
2011
wood, plaster, burlap, and paint
2011
wood, plaster, burlap, and paint
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