Roman Ondak Man, Art and Gold, 2011
Replica of a Giacometti sculpture, gold nuggets, plinth, Plexiglas case
190 x 86 x 86 cm
Centered around the miniature replica of a Giacometti sculpture, Roman Ondak’s Man, Art and Gold explores the potential of the art object with subtle wit. The diminutively sculpted man placed on a stone plinth surrounded by small gold nuggets sits within a display vitrine. Often, Ondak creates subtle duplications of an experience in order to draw attention to accepted habits and customs that shape the way people behave, calling awareness to these conventions.