repost • @artnet #ArtnetAuctions: American artist Robert Lazzarini (@robertlazzarinistudio) is known for his optical distortion of objects, working across the modes of sculpture, painting and installation to interrupt visual recognition processes and skew the viewer’s perception. Lazzarini's tabletop sculpture, "brass knuckles (vi)" (2022), conjures the marginality of back-alley brawls and street fights. With their golden, decorative quality and scuffed polish, the knuckles evoke something attractive yet repulsive: an ornamentality that masks America’s brutality and fascination with violence. These objects cannot be separated from their utilitarian function – that of inflicting physical damage on an opponent’s face. #robertlazarini #artnet #buynow #sculpture #brassknuckles (at Lowell Ryan Projects) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj1EHOXS3GG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
