Thursday, March 10, 2011

Scissors Sculpture

During a recent Sunday afternoon walk I discovered the sculpture "Scissors" by Austrian artist Valie Export in front of the Lower Belvedere. The 3,5m high sculpture shows two interlocking sewing shears and is made of aluminium.

9 comments:

  1. I wonder what is the significance of the scissors?

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  2. I have the same question as Bill.
    Perhaps something to celebrate "Fashion" ?
    Or something to do with design we are surrounded with every day without thinking about it?
    Hope you will find out the answer.

    Gunn /Stavanger /Norwegen

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  3. Wonderful crisp, clean sculpture... Like Gunn and Bill... inquiring minds want to know. (smile)

    Bises,
    G

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  4. Wahrscheinlich werden damit die herrlichen Buchspyramiden geschnitten?(ein Spass von mir)
    Wäre interessant zu wissen wozu diese Skulptur für welche Werbung benützt wird?

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  5. How interesting! I like the stark, modern lines against the backdrop of that beautiful building.

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  6. I get the point! That's a sharp sculpture!

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  7. Leif Hagen, you have given me a laugh. A very pointed observation!

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  8. First of all, I´m glad that you seem to like the sculpture! I couldn´t find any definite explanation on the internet. Valie Export is a feminist artist and a lot of her works are about provokation. The title of this sculpture is "Doppelgängerin", in an article I read that by doubling the sewing shears the every day item scissors are transformed into a monster and that it´s all about decomposition and social restraints... I can´t really make head or tail of this explanation. Can you?

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