Ron Arad

Pressed Flower Red, 2013

Pressed Flowers

Steel, glass, leather, plastic and vinyl
370 x 200 x 20 cm
⠀ 'Fiat 500 is a national symbol for Italy and our generation, and it's a very endearing vehicle. Everyone has stories about their first Fiat, or a first kiss in a Fiat. We're not destroying the cars, we're immortalising them.' — Ron Arad ⠀ A set of colorful Fiat 500s cars called 'Pressed Flowers' (2013) refers to a collection of dried and pressed flowers, often mounted on a sheet of paper, preserving the vibrant colors and unique shapes, to capture the beautiful memories for years. In the same way, the cars from the series have been flattened by a 500-ton shipyard press to a cartoonish perfection. Artist turned a functional car into an art piece that has no utilitarian value, immortalizing the memories it could keep and the symbol it represents. The objects made for motion are now still, cars built for the road now hang on a wall, their three dimensions compressed almost entirely to two, yet they still stay cars, now shown from a new perspective. ⠀ Exhibition history: Tatintsian Gallery Selected. Tatintsian Gallery, Dubai. 14 November–30 December 2022 'Ron Arad' Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Moscow, Russia. 18 November 2016 - 1 February 2017 'Ron Arad: in Reverse' Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, USA. 12 February - 14 March 2015 'Ron Arad: in Reverse'. Pinacoteca, Turin, Italy. 20 December 2013 - 30 March 2014 'Ron Arad: in Reverse'. Design Museum, Holon, Israel. 19 June - 19 October 2013 ⠀ Bibliography: 'Ron Arad', Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Moscow, Russia, 2017 Courtesy Gary Tatintsian Gallery.

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Ron Arad

Pressed Flower Red, 2013

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