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Homewares and Laundry Take on Lives of Their Own in Tobias Iszó’s Mixed-Media Sculptures — Colossal

May 28, 2025
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Shoelaces, zippers, chairs, and other domestic items adopt unexpected personalities in the uncanny sculptures of Tobias Izsó. Incorporating a wide range of materials, from various woods and paper to leather and textiles, the artist investigates the emotional terrain of private spaces. Izsó depicts sweaters, shoelaces, shirt cuffs, and piles of laundry merging with their surroundings or seemingly possessing minds of their own.

Christine König Galerie, which represents the artist, exhibited Izsó’s series off the cuff last year in its project space, KOENIG2. The works explore relationships between home, self, and the emotional influence of stuff. Izsó’s work will be on view at Kunstverein Dresden in October, and you can find more on the artist’s Instagram.

an abstract, wooden wall sculpture resembling two shirt cuffs
“#8” (2024) from the series ‘off the cuff,’ oak, paperclip, and paper, 15 x 19 x 14 centimeters
an abstract, mixed-media sculpture of a wooden rack with various textiles and materials draped over it, on the floor
“#6” (2023) from the series ‘off the cuff,’ webbing, leather, stainless steel, bentwood, oak carpet, textile, rattan, veneer, and brass, 170 x 47 x 35 centimeters
an abstract, wooden wall sculpture resembling a long, twisted fork
“#3” (2024) from ‘off the cuff,’ beech, walnut, cherry, oak, and elm, 116 x 45 x 43 centimeters
a mixed-media wall sculpture loosely resembling a folded sport jacket
“#2” (2023), from the series ‘off the cuff,’ rattan, beech, Afrik, walnut, raffia walnut, and raffia, 82 x 60 x 12 centimeters
an abstract sculpture made primarily of wood, showing two tendrils attached to a wall with shoes on each one
“#5” (2024) from the series ‘off the cuff,’ cherry wood, pine wood, leather, and textile, 108 x 30 x 855 centimeters
an abstract, wooden wall sculpture resembling a zipper
“#4” (2024) from the series ‘off the cuff,’ cherry wood and wall anchor, 99 x 42 x 15 centimeters
an installation view of three abstract sculptures in a white gallery with a yellow floor
Installation view of ‘Off the Cuff’ at KOENIG2 by_robbygreif



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