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Functional Completeness: The Art of Pekka Paikkari |
| Section: THE ARTS / CRAFT & DESIGN |
| Author: Marit Strommen |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 4/1/2003 |
| Size: 2,004 Words, 12,245 Characters |
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The cake tray, on the other hand, stands proudly on three legs. One leg appears broken, although the "wound" is not really dysfunctional. Of course, the tray is not melting, but the remarkable view it offers could make mouths start watering. Throning high on the tray, above the other dishes, any torte it presents becomes irresistible.
Still, Paikkari's work is about paying tribute to the everyday. His hilarious salt and pepper dispensers (saltcellar and pepper caster) could be taken for blown-up ink stains, seen from afar. Closer up, on the table, the spice holders appear as solid as unbreakable toys. The monochrome stoneware dispensers come in different colors and may be stacked for practical, or playful, reasons. The holes releasing salt or pepper are in unexpected locations.
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But art objects, do they make sense? I point toward his oversized bottles of clay, which look well worn. "Art makes sense as art," Paikkari replies.
Naturally. Referring to his bottles that are not bottles, he is right. What are these objects but metaphors and story triggers? What are they but a mystery to the eye and a delight for fantasy? What are they but art? And art makes sense, right?
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