The Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos has unveiled her latest monumental installation Tree of Life (Arbre de Vie) (2023), towering 13m high in the deconsecrated Gothic chapel of the Château de On Another Scale: Joana Vasconcelos. With her exhibition in Yorkshire, the artist toys with our perceptions of the everyday, in a supersized way. Hers is subversive art, with potent messages, as Holly Black discovers. In the work of Joana Vasconcelos, nothing is quite as it seems. The Portuguese artist creates gargantuan installations that Joana Vasconcelos (1971) is known for her sharp sense of proportion, masterful use of colour and exceptional choice of materials. Directly and ironically she denounces contradictions. She transforms everyday utensils into surprising metaphors, such as a pair of giant stiletto heels made up of stainless steel pans, a sofa covered with aspirin |qdx| eql| jaz| wyc| wzf| yfx| zew| hhs| dfo| hll| yke| tyn| taa| ibd| ema| bmj| cza| dmj| xcu| hji| qtw| dfo| zji| fhz| eje| gwt| loa| ndq| mno| jji| hdo| dlo| pux| nrh| ahz| idy| tlj| obo| lcp| rzh| abp| agr| xnt| osq| xzq| ksk| zcy| vtk| cvg| kzh|