Shelter Serra Art
American, b. 1972
Shelter Serra is a multidisciplinary artist whose artworks probe the resonance of imagery and objects he has pulled from the wake of American visual and material culture to reexamine. Serra’s compelling sculptures of ubiquitous or iconic commercial products remade in bronze, resin, copper, or gold, are conspicuous replicas of recognizable forms. Serra’s paintings similarly announce their existence as reproductions of reproductions: halftone dots, hand copied typeface, mimicked printing glitches, the tones of a black and white photograph, or the vibrant colors of a thermograph, signal that the subject has been rendered, filtered through an image-making process employed for a particular end. By reproducing and recontextualizing these images and objects, Serra examines the cultural paradigms which led to their creation and commodification. The utility, absurdity, or desirability of the source image or object is contended with and re-assessed via Serra’s handmade proxies. His recreations provoke a conceptual consideration of the assigned, symbolic status of the original – fashionable, wasteful, threatening, luxurious, lowbrow – they test the limits or longevity of the original’s aura. If Serra’s choice of subject matter is perceived as a commentary on the ‘stuff’ this country generates, it is the viewer who has imposed this subtext. In the form of re-presentations of already manufactured products or reproductions, Serra’s artworks have a symbolic function. They point back to an original, and to the culture that gave that original meaning.(Biography provided by Gary Lichtenstein Editions)
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Artist: Shelter Serra
Mario (Grin), 2018, Ink and pencil on paper, black and white, by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mario (Grin)
2018
16”x16.5”x1.25” inches
Sumi ink and pencil on Japanese Washi Paper
Mario, the main character from the Super Mario Bros. video game is one of the most recognizable images and a true archetype of our contemporary society. This traditional hand-drawn portrait of Mario in ink on paper, renders his likeness akin to a snapshot, or cell, removing him from the digital realm and freezing him in our tangible world of reality.
Shelter Serra’s paintings, sculptures, and drawings explore mass consumption and cultural identity. He juxtaposes subject matters that are both common and recognizable: a Campbell's Soup Can, a copper plated baseball hat, and a Hermes Birkin bag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Shelter Serra Art
Materials
Washi Paper, Sumi Ink, Pencil
"Roley"
By Shelter Serra
Located in North Adams, MA
"Roley," Shelter Serra, 2015
Silkscreen and diamond dust on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper
Dimensions: 30" x 22"
An edition of 20
Signed and numbered by the Artist in pencil
Shelter Se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Shelter Serra Art
Materials
Other Medium
Roley
By Shelter Serra
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Shelter Serra
Roley
2015
Screenprint and Diamond Dust
30 x 22 in.
Edition of 20
Pencil signed, dated and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbau...
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2010s Contemporary Shelter Serra Art
Materials
Screen
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag ( Kelly Green ) 2015 by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag ( Kelly Green )
2015,
15”x14.5”x1.5” inches unframed, 18.75 "x 18.75 x 2.5 framed
Cast Resin, Edition of 15
Also available in Pink, White, Gold and Silver. The frame is a white shadow box frame with plexiglass.
The Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag is a sculpture that celebrates the beauty, and status, that the docents of fashion have bestowed upon coveted objects and accessories as such. In a Duchampian gesture of representation, the artist has created an object that has been “elevated to uselessness”, yet reveals much about our society’s infatuation with consumption and materialism. Cast in resin the sculpture becomes an apropos trope of our time, a perfect conversation starter.
Shelter Serra’s paintings, sculptures, and drawings explore mass consumption and cultural identity. He juxtaposes subject matters that are both common and recognizable: a Campbell's Soup Can, a copper plated baseball hat, and a Hermes Birkin bag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Shelter Serra Art
Materials
Enamel
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag (White), 2015, by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag (White)
2015,
15”x14.5”x1.5” inches unframed, 18.75 "x 18.75 x 2.5 framed
Cast Resin, Edition of 15
Also available in Gold and Silver. The frame is a wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Shelter Serra Art
Materials
Enamel
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag ( Pink ) 2015 by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag ( Kelly Green )
2015,
15”x14.5”x1.5” inches unframed, 18.75 "x 18.75 x 2.5 framed
Cast Resin, Edition of 15
Also available in Kelly Green, White, Gold and Silver. The frame is a white shadow box frame with plexiglass.
The Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag is a sculpture that celebrates the beauty, and status, that the docents of fashion have bestowed upon coveted objects and accessories as such. In a Duchampian gesture of representation, the artist has created an object that has been “elevated to uselessness”, yet reveals much about our society’s infatuation with consumption and materialism. Cast in resin the sculpture becomes an apropos trope of our time, a perfect conversation starter.
Shelter Serra’s paintings, sculptures, and drawings explore mass consumption and cultural identity. He juxtaposes subject matters that are both common and recognizable: a Campbell's Soup Can, a copper plated baseball hat, and a Hermes Birkin bag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Shelter Serra Art
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Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag, Sliver, Edition of 15, by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag (Silver)
2015,
15”x14.5”x1.5” inches unframed, 18.75 "x 18.75 x 2.5 framed
Cast Resin, Edition of 15
Also available in Gold and White. The frame is a wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Shelter Serra Art
Materials
Resin
Fake Gun (Beretta), 2017, by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fake Gun (Beretta)
2017
8” x 5.25” x 1.5” inches
Cast resin and nickel plating. Unique work.
This sculpture is cast from a replica of the well-known handgun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Shelter Serra Art
Materials
Resin
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag (Gold), 2015, by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Homemade Hermes Birkin Bag (Gold)
2015
15”x 14.5”x 1.5” inches unframed, 18.75 "x 18.75 x 2.5 framed
Cast Resin, Edition of 15
Also available in Wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Shelter Serra Art
Materials
Resin
Pearls, 2019, black and white hand-colored giclée by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pearls, 2019, 15”x15” inches, unique hand-colored giclée on Somerset Velvet
This contemporary black and white hand colored giclée print depicts a string of pearls, symbols of luxury and exoticness.
The close perspective, and enlarged detail, brings the viewer deep into the picture frame, indicating potential intimacy and future wealth.
Shelter Serra’s paintings, sculptures, and drawings explore mass consumption and cultural identity. He juxtaposes subject matters that are both common and recognizable: a Campbell's Soup Can, a copper plated baseball hat, and a Hermes Birkin bag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Shelter Serra Art
Materials
Giclée, Paper
Campbell’s Pea Soup Can Sculpture, Edition of 2, 2017 by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Campbell’s Pea Soup Can, 2017, 3.75”x2.5” inches diameter, cast aluminum, edition of 2.
Pop Artist Andy Warhol made the Campbell’s soup can an icon of Post War America.
This version, cast from an original can, in solid aluminum, is an ode to Mr. Warhol and a slight reference to Popeye, who ate spinach to increase his stamina.
Shelter Serra’s paintings, sculptures, and drawings explore mass consumption and cultural identity. He juxtaposes subject matters that are both common and recognizable: a Campbell's Soup Can, a copper plated baseball hat, and a Hermes Birkin bag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Shelter Serra Art
Materials
Metal
Concorde Cap, Electroplated Copper Contemporary Art Sculpture by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Concorde Cap
Shelter Serra
5.5”x7”x9”
Electroplated Copper
2017
The Concorde Cap is one of an ongoing series of copper electroplated hats. Ranging from Superman to Nascar, the artist chooses hats from all walks of life before distilling through the electroplating process, transforming the once functional hat into an object of contemplation and beauty.
Shelter Serra’s sculptures and drawings explore notions of mass consumption and cultural identity. He juxtaposes objects that are both mundane and immediately recognizable: a 40 ounce bottle of malt liquor cast in plaster, a Best Buy cap plated in copper, and a designer handbag cast in resin, to name a few. Casting and plating these objects in unlikely materials—resin, plaster, platinum silicone, and copper—Serra strips them of their intended functionality, thereby highlighting their underlying cultural symbolism and transforming branded products into objects of aesthetic contemplation. “Refining an aesthetic and making beautiful objects, whether that be a dress, bag, or sculpture," says Serra, "is a celebration of pure creativity and personal vision.”
His Fake Gun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Shelter Serra Art
Materials
Copper
Admiral Byrd Cast Plaster Sculpture by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Admiral Byrd by Shelter Serra
2004
13”x9”x7.5” inches
Cast plaster
This plaster sculpture is an homage to classical sculpture and the legacy of Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Overshadowe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Shelter Serra Art
Materials
Plaster
Map of Paris, Yellow, Blue, Green & Red, Oil and ink on canvas by Shelter Serra
By Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Map of Paris
2014
18.5”x20.5”x.75” inches
oil and ink on canvas
The painting, “Map of Paris”, is based off a popular postcard of Paris. By simplifying the city into a landscape of symbols, streets, and locations, the beauty and history of Paris replaced by a set of codes, creating both mystery and confirmation. Just as the Impressionists reduced their surroundings into a series of dots, this painting attempts to reduce the experience of Paris into a postcard map.
Shelter Serra’s paintings, sculptures, and drawings explore mass consumption and cultural identity. He juxtaposes subject matters that are both common and recognizable: a Campbell's Soup Can, a copper plated baseball hat, and a Hermes Birkin bag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Shelter Serra Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Oil
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