Komatsu, André | Desapropriaçâo 2 , 2011 — available on Composition Gallery

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// Desapropriação 2 by André Komatsu is a limited edition lithograph from 2011, created in an edition of 24. This artwork presents a simple, stark image of a table with a gridded top, part of which has collapsed, leaving jagged holes that reveal the dark background beneath. The stark black and white contrast highlights the table's fractured state, giving it a sense of decay or destruction. Komatsu’s piece examines themes of instability and dispossession, reflecting on how everyday structures can become sites of vulnerability. The broken table may symbolize the fragility of foundational systems, inviting viewers to question the reliability of seemingly stable constructs in society.

André Komatsu (Brazil, 1978) is a contemporary artist known for his sculptures and installations that critique social and urban systems. Using materials like concrete, bricks, and everyday objects, he examines power dynamics and societal constraints. His works invite reflection on the constructed nature of modern social structures.

André Komatsu

Desapropriaçâo 2 , 2011

Name: Desapropriaçâo 2 , 2011
SKU: 3007
Price: 700.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Form

Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

Medium

Lithograph

LithographLithography is a printing method based on the principle that water and oil do not mix. It can be used to print artwork or text onto paper or other suitable materials. Traditionally, an image was drawn with wax, fat, or oil onto a lithographic limestone surface or plate. Today, metal plates and other surfaces are also used in lithographic printing.

Edition

Edition of 24

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André Komatsu

Desapropriaçâo 1, 2011

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 700

André Komatsu

Desapropriaçâo 2 , 2011

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 700

André Komatsu

Desapropriaçâo 3 , 2011

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 700

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André Komatsu was born in 1978 and is a Brazilian artist who lives in Sao Paulo. Komatsu's architectural installments normally show objects that don't complement each other. He likes to position something that takes out the functionality of the main object. His work often features a concrete or brick wall which symbolizes society's stagnation and the roadblocks that continue to affect social imbalances and injustice. One of Komatsu's most popular displays is called 'Febre De Ouro' which is a series of fenced rooms made with galvanized steel. The fenced rooms continue to get smaller and smaller as you walk through them, and they continue on until you can't fit. The installation is disturbing and gives the feeling of suffocation or claustrophobia, even though the viewer can see through the outside of the fence. Komatsu is part of the 'Invisible Movement' and focuses on how people deal with established powers and space in urban areas. He work shows how we have territorial limits in the world.

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André Komatsu

Desapropriaçâo 2 , 2011

70 x 100 cm

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