ERIK CHAMBERT, multipel i plexiglas, sign o dat 1966 nr 80/100.
Damen med hunden. 32 x 31.
Smärre slitage.
Ylva Hillström skrev om Erik Chambert som
konstnär och möbelskapare för Moderna museets utställning Stockholm 31 oktober 2009 - 10 januari 2010.
"Från och med slutet av 1960-talet är plexiglaskompositioner dominerande i Chamberts konstnärskap. Arbetet med plexi tog fart när han ombads göra multiplar till Konstfrämjandets satsning Multikonst 1967. Till skillnad från de allra flesta av Multikonst-konstnärerna lämnade Chambert inte bort tillverkningen av de 100 exemplaren till någon annan. Han gjorde alla Damen med hunden själv, även om han rationaliserade processen så långt det gick. Hantverket ville han aldrig kompromissa med."
Erik Chambert was a designer and artist. Chambert worked throughout his long career primarily as a furniture architect in the family business Chamberts Möbelfabrik in Norrköping. Chambert gained recognition through exhibitions such as Stockholm 1930, Chicago 1933, Paris 1937, and New York 1939. During the 1940s and 50s, Chambert developed a personal style with more refined models. His furniture was often of high quality, considering his background as a carpenter. Some of Chambert's iconic pieces include the chair "Poem" and the cabinet "Livets Vägskål". He was also recognised as an artist with his abstract works during the 1950s and 60s.
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