2006, RESIN, BLACK MERCEDES-BENZ PAINT, 37 X 300 CM
THE SCULPTURE, INSPIRED BY THE RUSSIAN SATELLITE SPUTNIK, THE FIRST MAN-MADE SATELLITE TO BE SENT INTO EARTH’S ORBIT, IS PAINTED IN ORIGINAL MERCEDES-BENZ BLACK PAINT. THE SCULPTURE, SPUTNIK BLACK, IMPLIES SEVERAL MERGED LAYERS OF INTERPRETATION: IT REVEALS AND QUESTIONS THE PHENOMENA OF THE TRANSITION FROM THE COMMUNIST UTOPIA (THE FIRST HUMAN SATELLITE, WHICH BURNT UP IN THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE) TO CONSUMPTION CULTURE AND ITS TOTALITARIAN NAZI PAST (MERCEDES-BENZ PAINT), AS WELL AS QUESTIONING THE STATUS OF A PIECE OF ART IN THE CONTEMPORARY LOGIC OF ART-MARKETING.
