Eleni Krikki

Greek artist Eleni Krikki’s work is made from everyday materials including wood, cloth, string, glass, etc. Her reliance on surprisingly beautiful, yet disarmingly banal, materials is evident throughout her oeuvre. Her aesthetic emphasis, although inspired by these humble materials, does not resemble “Arte Povera” but rather formulates a sui generis lyrical idiom. Her art is made without restraints, breaking down the separation between art and life. The theoretical basis is rejected in favor of a complete openness towards materials and processes, freeing her from the aesthetics of representation and the idea of the “finished product” -- an attempt to bring art back to the realms of daily life.
The marriage of wood and cloth is seasoned by time. By “sensing” these materials, Krikki opens a dialogue with them while also facilitates and harmonizes the dialogue between them. Her materials are salvaged -- the wood is found, the metal is rusted, the cloth is in tatters -- and shaped by the ravages of time. Aside from her evident fascination with the mundane she wants her forms to awaken associations with survival and continuity.