{"product_id":"cloud-dancer-candleholder-by-michael-kvium","title":"Cloud Dancer | Candleholder by Michael Kvium","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCloud Dancer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUncanny puppet to power\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e25cm x 35cm x 31cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCandleholder · by Michael Kvium\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandmade in Portugal by Raawii \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the third \u0026amp; final design piece created by Kvium for his partnership with Raawii, the ambiguous physiognomy, formless flesh, \u0026amp; anthropomorphic abjection fall away.  In their wake, a small, diminutive—if also seemingly dejected—young child sits on a tabletop, a candle jutting violently from his bowed head. \u003cbr\u003eProduced in pure white plaster, with the exception of a single black t-shirt tag emerging askew from the nape of his neck, the uncanny presence belies the portrait what the artist terms a juvenile “puppet”; like many of Kvium’s youthful figures, deprived of agency, this “puppet” is prey to the power \u0026amp; desire of others, especially the prerogatives \u0026amp; politics of a corrupt adult world. \u003cbr\u003e·\u003cbr\u003eThis center piece candleholder, a performative, absurd object playing its part in the theatricality of quotidian drama, reflects the dialectical tendencies of much of Kvium’s oeuvre: shifting between the poles of confrontation \u0026amp; reflection. \u003cbr\u003eEvoking an affective response from the onlooker, the composition recalls both previous sculptural works by the artist, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Culture Ride \u003c\/em\u003e(2012), a bronze piece presenting a child with a paint palette on the back of a donkey with covered eyes, representing, to the artist, “a portrait of culture, riding blindly on its way”, as well as previous paintings such as \u003cem\u003eSimple Portrait IV \u003c\/em\u003e(2011)\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003efeaturing a nude male figure (also of Kvium’s countenance) with an illuminated candle dripping from the top of his head, humorously signifying the absurd proximity of enlightenment \u0026amp; madness.\u003cbr\u003e·\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eI want, without wishing it, to see the abyss, to see in the dark\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003eMichael Kvium\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RAAWII | curated by EYEDS","offers":[{"title":"White","offer_id":52760925405514,"sku":"R1011","price":6861.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yellow","offer_id":52760925438282,"sku":"R1012","price":6861.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0157\/3391\/5702\/products\/Uncanny-Puppet-To-Power_Candleholder-_-by-Michael-Kvium-CURATED-BY-EYEDS-STUDI_-GALLERY-1597253008.jpg?v=1628862450","url":"https:\/\/www.eyeds.se\/products\/cloud-dancer-candleholder-by-michael-kvium","provider":"E Y E D S","version":"1.0","type":"link"}