A sculpture series by Fringe
Gutinke Meine, a sculpture series by Fringe, is created to represent his alter ego. The name comes from the Yiddish term of endearment, the artist’s grandmother called him this in his childhood.
Now the non-gender character is childlike but seems to inhabit no fixed time, so it’s a kind of a historical toy. It looks futuristic and forlorn but also retro and cute. These intriguing contradictions in its personality allow for human traits to shine through.
Gutinke Meine gives Fringe space to play, and create various effects. The character has worn Andy Warhol’s flowers lining as well as Hello Kitty and Murakami’s daisies.
Otherwise Gutinke Meine pops up in the paintings of Fringe as a central character with real concerns. There is a universal niceness about it, Gutinke Meine being the ordinary person dealing with all kinds of love and deep human matters of the heart. These narratives accompany the character in the paintings as text.
Otherwise Gutinke Meine pops up in the paintings of Fringe as a central character with real concerns. There is a universal niceness about it, Gutinke Meine being the ordinary person dealing with all kinds of love and deep human matters of the heart. These narratives accompany the character in the paintings as text.
The sculpture series is created in bronze and acrylic, various colors and finishes of gloss and matt.
Tribute to Old Masters
Fringe creates ideal artworks from the residue of art history, making mystery and adding a twist to the notion of a pop object.
Gutinke Meine is the artist’s personal plaything, a little friend on the road of life. A mirror to Fringe’s inner world, Gutinke also reflects his encounters with art history.
As the global pop art scene pays homage to the masters of old with numerous adaptations, so does Fringe introduce his Masters series with a twist. Latest on the body of his mascot, is the very fabric of pop art.
Andy Warhol’s flower prints adorn the whole of Gutinke like a robe of lawn with exquisite pop accents. The effect is to make you wonder whether this is a child in a garden, or a garden in a child.
Choosing not to represent the homage on canvas, but rather to clothe the baby’s form, adds to the multi- dimensional experience of the history of pop art. The series also includes Fringe’s Gutinke homage to Murakami. This psychedelic figure reflects both artists’ love of all things Warhol.
As one critic put it, “Murakami is truly the heir to Warhol in his ability to appropriate commercial, popular images inspired by anime and manga (Japanese comics) into high-quality pieces of fine art.” Fringe’s new series is truly remarkable and is an apt reflection of his lineage.
Meet Claude, Gustav and Vincent
Monet, van Gogh, and Klimt were all influential painters in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but they each had unique styles and approaches to their work.
Claude Monet was a French impressionist painter known for his vibrant depictions of light and color in the natural world, which capture the subtle shifts of light and atmosphere over the course of the day.
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter known for his ornate and decorative style.His work often focused on the human form, particularly the female body, and explored themes of sexuality, desire, and mortality.
Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter known for his bold use of color and expressive brushstrokes with a sense of emotional intensity and psychological turmoil.
While there is no direct connection between these artists, they were all part of the larger artistic movements that defined their respective periods. Klimt and van Gogh were both active in the late 19th century, a time of great artistic experimentation and innovation, while Monet was one of the leading figures of the impressionist movement that emerged in France in the 1860s. Despite their stylistic differences, all three artists were dedicated to pushing the boundaries of their respective mediums and exploring new forms of artistic expression.
Having recognised the connection and intensity that all three artists share, Fringe© has paid the ultimate homage in perpetuty forever recognising the genius of masters old. Worn like a timeless cloak over Gutinke’s shoulders, the three sculptures aptley named Vincent, Gustav and Claude marry the cultures of pop, impressionism and expressionism. Each sculpture is hand painted, signed 1/1 and dated. (Gutinke Meine ©)
