Andrea Hasler Explained

Andrea Hasler (born 1975) is from Zürich, Switzerland and crates sculptures that look like they were made with meat.

Education and personal life

Hasler received her MFA from Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, UK in 2002 and currently lives and works in London, UK.[1] [2]

Work

Hasler's works typically use wax, or wax covered resin, to create a wide range of objects[3] that appear to be made from meat, simulating objects including purses and tents.[4] [5] [6] [7] Hasler's wax and mixed media sculptures are characterized by a tension between attraction and repulsion, and highly influenced by artists John Isaacs, Berlinde De Bruyckere and Louise Bourgeois.[8] Her 2013 solo exhibition Burdens of Excess re-fashioned high-end designer accessories into bulging globs of pink wax studded with brand-name zipper pulls, insignias, straps and handles.[9]

Exhibits and awards

In 2014, Hasler won the Greenham Common Commission[10] and created a new work, The Matriarch, that took Greenham Common’s history as a starting point, focusing on the Women’s Peace Camp.[11] This work was filmed by BBC for The Culture Show.[12] Hasler also participated in the 3-D Foundation Artist Residency in the mountain town of Verbier, Switzerland creating two site-specific sculptures for the exhibition Mutations: Contemporary Sculpture in Context, curated by Paul Goodwin.[3]

Hasler's solo exhibitions include New Greenham Arts, Newbury, UK; GUSFORD, Los Angeles, CA;[9] [13] Next Level Projects, London, UK;[14] and Artrepco Gallery, Zürich, Switzerland. Her work was also featured in the 2014 book The Language of Mixed-Media Sculpture by Jac Scott.[15] [16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chin . Andrea . 6 June 2013 . Andrea Hasler: Burdens of Excess . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231129084405/https://www.designboom.com/art/andrea-hasler-burdens-of-excess/ . 29 November 2023 . 22 May 2024 . . en.
  2. Web site: Artists - Andrea Hasler - Biography . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518104240/http://www.gusfordgallery.com/artists/27-andrea-hasler/biography/ . 18 May 2015 . 12 May 2015 . GUSFORD.
  3. Web site: Azzarello . Nina . 14 September 2014 . Andrea Hasler Installs Flesh Sculptures on the Swiss Mountains . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231118003721/http://www.designboom.com/art/andrea-hasler-flesh-sculptures-swiss-mountains-09-14-2014/ . 18 November 2023 . 26 May 2015 . Designboom.
  4. Web site: 6 December 2017 . 24 February 2014 . Bloody 'Human' Sculptures Push The Limits Of Grotesque Art . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207125156/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/andrea-hasler_n_4816576 . 7 December 2022 . 26 May 2015 . Huffington Post.
  5. Web site: Azzarello . Nina . 17 February 2014 . Fleshy Intestine Tents by Andrea Hasler Recognize Nuclear Consequences . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240221152200/http://www.designboom.com/art/fleshy-intestine-tents-by-andrea-hasler-recognize-nuclear-consequences-02-17-2014/ . 21 February 2024 . 26 May 2015 . Designboom.
  6. Web site: Lynch . Gerald . 18 February 2014 . How Much Do You Wish This "Meat Tent" Was Actually Made of Meat? . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200815054520/http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2014/02/how-much-do-you-wish-this-meat-tent-was-actually-made-of-meat/ . 15 August 2020 . 26 May 2015 . Gizmodo.
  7. Web site: 8 January 2015 . Where to buy: Andrea Hasler . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220519225736/https://theweek.com/articles/461830/where-buy-andrea-hasler . 19 May 2022 . 26 May 2015 . The Week.
  8. Web site: 1 May 2013 . Show and Tell: Andrea Hasler . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607103815/http://www.hungertv.com/feature/show-and-tell-andrea-hasler . 7 June 2013 . Hunger TV.
  9. News: Ollman . Leah . 5 July 2013 . Review: Designer handbags in the globby flesh at Gusford . live . https://archive.today/20140909-022754/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jul/05/entertainment/la-et-cm-andrea-hasler-review-20130701 . 9 September 2014 . 26 May 2015 . . ollman.
  10. Web site: Liu . Sophia . Interviews: Andrea Hasler, in conversation . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240227065313/https://www.surgingtidemag.com/interviews/andrea-hasler-in-conversation . 27 February 2024 . 22 May 2024 . Surging Tide . en.
  11. Web site: 2014 . Embrace the Base . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518102235/http://cornexchangenew.com/events/info/embrace-the-base . 18 May 2015 . 12 May 2015 . Corn Exchange, Newbury.
  12. Web site: 27 August 2014 . Footage of BBC filming Andrea Hasler's tent 'The Matriarch' in situ Greenham Common . live . https://archive.today/20240523-002636/https://vimeo.com/104488326 . 23 May 2024 . 22 May 2024 . Andrea Hasler . Vimeo.
  13. Web site: Andrea Hasler: Burdens of Excess. Artweek.LA. 26 May 2015. Jun 5, 2013.
  14. Web site: Andrea Hasler - Irreducible Complexity . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211127194953/https://www.nextleveluk.com/project/irreducible-complexity . 27 November 2021 . 22 May 2024 . Next Level Projects.
  15. Web site: 31 May 2014 . Andrea Hasler Featured in the Language of Mixed-Media Sculpture . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518104303/http://www.gusfordgallery.com/news/36/ . 18 May 2015 . GUSFORD.
  16. Book: Scott, Jac . The Language of Mixed-Media Sculpture . . 2014 . 9781847977212 . Ramsbury . 12–13, 50–55, 307–314 . en . 870426600.

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