This remarkable chair is a piece of art named ´Mother´s Invention´, and is one of the 'Horti sculptures' by Ferdi Tajiri-Jansen (1927-1969). It belongs to the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, but can now be seen as part of the exhibition ´Pop Art´ in Museum De Valkhof in Nijmegen.
Ferdi started to create Horti sculptures in 1966. On a trip through Mexico she became fascinated by the boundless vitality and the amazing wealth of colour of the nature there. The Horti sculptures radiate the spirit of the sixties: psychedelic, playful, colourful, flower power. This sculpture depicts the domain of motherhood: a place of refuge, a place of rest, and a throne for the Alma Mater. (Latin alma "nourishing/kind, mater "mother")
They certainly look cozy and inviting! But I guess people are not allowed to sit on them.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenNo, unfortunately not! ;)
Verwijderenik ga toch voor iets stevigers.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThey certainly look unusual.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenFantasievol bedacht.
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