Trophy

Marek Kvetan

Marek Kvetan – Trophy
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measurements: výška 150.0 cm, šírka 100.0 cm, hĺbka 50.0 cm
work type: object sculpture
material: wood
technique: combined technique
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institution: Slovenská národná galéria, SNG
inventory number: P 2712
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Deer in any form are perceived mainly as kitsch in art from today's perspective. Marek Kvetan's trophy is and is not a trophy; it is and is not kitsch. 

The author changes the traditional form of trophy adaptation, which, thanks to the layer of black humour and absurdity of the resulting object, speaks instead about the disrespect of us humans for other living creatures and makes us question some of our traditions and habits. 

In particular, it challenges the conventional ideas about the world of hunters and their trophies and that the procurement of livelihood is no longer a matter of social recognition worthy of home decoration.

lab.SNG ● Text from the atlas.sng.sk app for the exhibition Prečo (ume)nie?