Created By
Andrea Samory
Resin, expanded polyurethane, lacquer, pigments
Curator
Luke Chapman
Encountering Andrea Samory’s "Chimera" at Art Central Hong Kong 2024 was a revelation-a testament to the power of contemporary sculpture to challenge and expand our notions of form and identity. Samory’s work stands at the intersection of the digital and the tactile, inviting viewers to consider the boundaries of the body, the self, and the unknown. What I find most compelling about "Chimera" is its refusal to settle into a single narrative. The sculpture’s undulating, almost liquid surface draws us in, while its animalistic stance keeps us at a respectful distance. There is an uncanny tension here: the familiar made strange, the beautiful made unsettling. Those iridescent inlays, catching the light, suggest hidden depths-echoes of evolution, mutation, and the fantastical.
Andrea Samory’s "Chimera" is a mesmerizing sculptural work that blurs the boundaries between the organic and the surreal. Cast in a lustrous, metallic finish, the form evokes the sinewy musculature of an animal mid-motion, yet resists easy classification. The creature’s posture-tense, elegant, and ambiguous-suggests both vulnerability and latent power. Iridescent accents embedded within the folds of its surface hint at something otherworldly, as if bioluminescent life pulses just beneath its skin. Samory’s technique-melding digital design with traditional sculptural processes-results in a piece that feels both futuristic and primal. The work’s title, "Chimera," references the mythological hybrid, reinforcing its identity as a composite being, a fusion of realities and possibilities.
Created By
Andrea Samory
Pedestal 2200x2200xh300 mm aluminum plate: W1100 x D1100 mm (4x)
270 x 600 cm | 106 x 236 in
155 cm | 61 in
2024
