Monochromes, black (2011)
Ellen Ringstad. Monochromes, black. 2011. Paper collage on MDF. Each 30×30 cm.
Information Overload II (2011)
Information Overload II (2011). paper, acrylic. Size: 50x50x50cm.(Will be shown at the National Art Gallery Sofia in May.)
Paper sculpture made for the 2011 Sofia International Paper Art Biennial in Bulgaria. The sculpture will be on show at the National Art Gallery Sofia from May 5th, 2011.
Calduia Scihfefr (2010)
Ellen Ringstad. Calduia Scihfefr (2010). Collage. 20x25cm.
Information Overload I (2008)
Ellen Ringstad. Information Overload I (1999-2008). Paper from glossy magazines, Acrylic. 35x35x35cm.
In today’s world we are overloaded with aesthetic information, making it increasingly difficult to decipher the clutter. Information Overload I is a sculptural collage, composed of thousands of paper spikes cut out from magazines, hand-rolled by the artist, and glued onto what was once a plastic world globe. It is attached to the ceiling by a thin thread, making it turn around its own axis; the speed is induced by movements in the air created by passers-by. The viewer’s eyes are seduced by a wonderful colour play, but as they zoom in on the surface, they cannot rest – as if bombarded with splinters of information, causing dizziness and unease. Spikes are often found in the natural world and serves as an aggression/ defence mechanism, so when standing in front of the sculpture, one has the contradictory feeling of being both visually/tactically attracted to and instinctively threatened by it.
Ellen Ringstad. Information Overload I, detail (1999-2008). Paper from glossy magazines, Acrylic. 35x35x35cm.
