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Barbro Bäckström(Sweden, 1939-1990)
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Hammer price
135 000SEK
Estimate
130 000 - 150 000 SEK

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Signed Barbro Bäckström and dated 1973. Iron net mounted to an acrylic backboard, circa 90 x 94 cm. Backboard 91 x 100 cm.

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"Jag älskar livet, men jag hatar verkligheten." Barbro Bäckström ska ha haft en lapp med de orden i sin ateljé. Kanske var det därför järndukens struktur och formbarhet tilltalade henne så. Det gav henne en konstnärlig frihet att arbeta med fysiska, mänskliga former och ändå behålla viktlösheten och den mjukhet som är fjärran de traditionella skulpturernas tyngd. Kropparna balanserar mellan verklighet och dröm, mellan det materiella och det upplösta. Skulpturen svävar ovan oss och emot oss, samtidigt som den tycks kunna svepa förbi utan att lämna några spår. Bäckströms verk bär med sig mänsklig närvaro och andlig kraft, vilket också är något som kan skönjas som en röd tråd i Barbro Bäckströms hela konstnärskap oavsett om det handlar om väggreliefer i järnduk, plast eller aluminium eller de många offentliga skulpturer som hon skapat.

More about Barbro Bäckström

Barbo Bäckström was a Swedish sculptor and visual artist born in Djurö in Stockholm’s archipelago. She studied at Konstfack in Stockholm. She is most known for her sculptures and reliefs made of iron mesh. She has created numerous public sculptures, many of which can be found in Malmö and Lund. The forms which Bäckström works with are derived from nature. Using iron mesh, Bäckström creates human figures, often women, and details of bodies into poetic visions. Light and delicate like thin fabric, they hang freely in the space, the light protruding through the mesh, formulating an unique assortment of shadows, depth and beauty. The material is often aluminium, bronze and iron.

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