Rosace, 2007 - Mercea Cantor (b.1977, Romania)
The Romanian artist Mercea Cantor composes enigmatic artworks that appear to invoke the interrelationship between the planet, man, faith and time. The rosette shape of Rosace evokes the south rose window of Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral, suggestion faith or worship. However, Cantor’s hanging rosette comprises no medieval stained glass but rather ashtrays composed of soda cans that he bought from a street vendor in Paris. Rosace’s materials hind at contemporary society’s devotion to disposable products, as well as the resourcefulness and creativity inherent in repurposing the cans.
Rosace, 2007 - Mercea Cantor (b.1977, Romania)
The Romanian artist Mercea Cantor composes enigmatic artworks that appear to invoke the interrelationship between the planet, man, faith and time. The rosette shape of Rosace evokes the south rose window of Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral, suggestion faith or worship. However, Cantor’s hanging rosette comprises no medieval stained glass but rather ashtrays composed of soda cans that he bought from a street vendor in Paris. Rosace’s materials hind at contemporary society’s devotion to disposable products, as well as the resourcefulness and creativity inherent in repurposing the cans.