‘arm (right)’ by andres krisar, 2006 (polyester, oil paint) & ‘arm (left)’ by andres krisar, 2006 (polyester, oil paint)

anders krisar is a swedish artist currently based in stockholm, his work deals with a variety of subjects
including the human body. in his recent body of work, krisar has concentrated on photography and
sculptures, especially modified faces and body parts. in this series of piece you can see how he takes
realistic casts of the torso, arms or face and modifies them in ways that lend them a surreal quality.
there is the basket weaving of skin in ‘cuirass’ a commentary on leather goods, and ‘the birth of us (boy)’
a young man’s torso with hand prints firmly embedded in the skin.

http://www.anderskrisar.com


‘sonja (layers)’ by andres krisar, 2008 (used clothes)


‘medicine mom’ by andres krisar, 2002 (medicines, super glue) & ‘medicine man’ by andres krisar, 2007 (medicines, super glue)


‘bomb suit’ by andres krisar, 2007 (eod bomb suit, explosive traces)


‘cuirass (front)’ by anders krisar, 2005 (silicone, fiber glass,  oil paint, mdf, plastic padding, metal screws)


‘cuirass (back)’ by anders krisar, 2005 (silicone, fiber glass,  oil paint, mdf, plastic padding, metal screws)


‘the birth of us (boy)’ by anders krisar, 2007 (fiber glass,  oil paint, hardware)


‘the birth of us (girl)’ by anders krisar, 2007 (fiber glass,  oil paint, hardware)