The Other Twin - Gutinke Meine
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Artist: Fringe
The Other Twin
Size: 30cm x 30cm x 30cm
Hand painted Unique
Signed by Fringe
The Other Twin: The tribe of mellow pastel figures is related by virtue of their creator. They are the denizens of a place of definition, where each is distinguished by virtue of their colorfulness. But they are fundamentally the same and, twins they may be if they were not decuplets – meaning siblings of 10. S/he is the symbolic twin
Gutinke Meine, 'My Sweetheart', a sculpture series by Fringe, is created to represent his alter ego. The artist’s grandmother called him this in his childhood.
The character is childlike but seems to inhabit no fixed time, so it’s a kind of 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 been adorned with Andy Warhol’s flowers, Klimt's garden, Van Gogh's sunflowers and super hero costumes
Gutinke Meine pops up in the paintings of Fringe as a central character with real concerns. There is a universal warmth 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, with various colors and finishes of gloss and matt.