Artist Anneliese Schrenk lined the walls of Circle Culture Gallery in New York with a collection of animal hide art. The collection of artwork is called The Space Between. It is the "artist’s exploration into the phenomenon of skin as the connector and delimiter between all beings, spaces, and things." Black hide is nailed to the surrounding walls of the art gallery with slashes, cuts and holes placed across the hide.
Most of the pieces were made using dry cuft which is cowhide. This particular material is popular in the leather manufacturing industry. Schrenk uses a process of cutting, stretching and manipulating the cowhide with paint, dye, acid and sandpaper.
Schrenk is paying tribute to the once living creature who wore the hide as if she is telling the animals life story through a physical piece of them. By combining painting, sculpture and installation artwork there are many elements that contribute to the overall feel of the hide art display.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Animal Hide Art
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Exploring new techniques and materials for creating art using animal hide.
- Skin as a Connector
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Discovering the potential of skin as a medium for expressing connections between beings, spaces, and things.
- Combined Art Forms
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating different artistic mediums, such as painting, sculpture, and installation, to create unique and immersive art experiences.
Where This Applies
- Leather Manufacturing
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing new techniques for utilizing animal hide in the production of leather products.
- Art Galleries
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Embracing unconventional and thought-provoking art displays to attract and engage viewers.
- Art and Design Education
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporating animal hide artwork into art and design curricula to encourage creativity and experimentation with unconventional materials.
