Oto(wo)man

couch for big men, or cherchez la femme

this for the sake of a man´s greater sensation of comfort, so that his sitting is both comfortable and – mainly – dignigfied, thus becoming a big man.

Helena brought in her sculptor son Matyáš Chochola, winner of Jindřich Chalupecký Prize, to create the sculptures of women which would bear the couch.

The women are of course cast in gold, joyful and content.
For they know that supporting their man is nothing against gender equality or self-respect.
For they know that the foundation of a partnership is love.
For they know that the man will reward their support in gold.

The gold statuettes are shaped as a jogawoman, a mermaid, a sphinx, a guitar player, a Nike of Samothrace, a cubist woman…
It is up to the man to choose the right tandem which will bear him…
For every man dreams of a „golden lady“ (or two?) by his side…

The project includes a series of photographs by Karin Zadrick depicting trully big men who represent different „genres“ – groups of men who we women look up to and admire. Here – the big men in Helena´s eyes.

The big man Captain Demo
Czech-Intalian multi-millionaire, a representative of Milan´s XXXL fashion and a magus musician in one

A small big man Nèro Scartch
composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and an eternal child from the Mydy Robycad group

The big man Kurt Gebauer
sculptor, painter, photographer, decorator of public space, owner of a court in Ostrava

The big man Jakub Nepustil
friend, architect, and founder of the design gallery Neumannka in Prachatice

The big man Martin Žák
cousin and admirer of golden ladies

Design:
Helena Dařbujánová

Sochy zlatých žen:
 Matyáš Chochola

Photo:
Karin Zadrick

Ilustrace k projektu:
Eva Horská, UPUPAEPOP

Grafika:
Jakub Horský, UPUPAEPOP

Rok:
2017

Materiál:
potahové látky, vlněný samet, sochy bronz

Kontakt
  • info@helenadarbujanova.cz

  • +420 774 099 167

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