Ida–Simon are a Swedish/Finnish conceptual artist and art director-duo consisting of Ida Jonsson and Simon Saarinen.[1][2]
Ida–Simon | |
|---|---|
| Known for | Contemporary Art |
| Notable work | Permanent Art, The Bum |
| Style | Conceptual art |
| Website | https://ida-simon.com/ |
Work
editBoth Jonsson and Saarinen have been professionally active in design and digital marketing since 2013.[3][4][5]
In 2019, the duo created “Permanent art”, the first series of artworks embedded on a blockchain. The project gained international publicity due to the fact that anything stored on a blockchain is immutable and permanent.[6][7][8][9] The duo described the project as “internet graffiti that is impossible to remove.”[10]
Later the same year Jonsson and Saarinen created “The Bum”, a web page where visitors can explore the real size of Kim Kardashian’s behind.[11][12] In February 2020 the duo used the data they had gathered while creating the web page to make a silicon wearable of the bum. The wearable was presented during New York Fashion Week.[13][14][15][16] While some media outlets criticized the piece for appropriating Kim Kardashian, the artists defended it by stating that it's a comment on the "hyperbolic social-media landscape, where everyone’s fighting to stand out".[17]
References
edit- ^ Ida-Simon. "Artist Website". ida-simon.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ METAL. "Ida Jonsson & Simon Saarinen – Digital Culture, Data and Bodies". metalmagazine.eu. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ It's Nice That. "A digital dong is the world's first blockchain artwork". itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Ida-Simon. "Artist Website". ida-simon.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Resumé (In Swedish). "Svensk kreatörsduo till Highfield i New York". resume.se. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Vice (5 June 2019). "There's a Huge ASCII Penis Hidden on the Ethereum Blockchain". vice.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ It's Nice That. "A digital dong is the world's first blockchain artwork". itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ The Next Web (5 June 2019). "This girthy penis is buried deep inside the Ethereum blockchain (NSFW)". thenextweb.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Futurism. "WHY SOMEONE HID A GIANT DONG ON THE ETHEREUM BLOCKCHAIN". futurism.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Vice (5 June 2019). "There's a Huge ASCII Penis Hidden on the Ethereum Blockchain". vice.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Vice (10 July 2019). "You Can Now Explore Kim Kardashian's Butt in Actual Size". vice.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ It's Nice That. "New art project seeks to reveal the "real size" of modern life's most famous behind". itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ DAZED (19 February 2020). "YOU CAN TRY KIM K'S BUM ON FOR SIZE – THANKS TO THIS CREATIVE TRIO". dazeddigital.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Forbes. "Soon You Can Wear Kim Kardashian's Butt For $450". forbes.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Cosmopolitan (21 February 2020). "This artist is wearing Kim Kardashian bum shorts at fashion week". cosmopolitan.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Vogue (20 February 2020). "Kim Kardashian, i pantaloncini intimi che imitano il suo lato b". vogue.it. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Huvfudstadsbladet. "Finlandssvensk konstnär anklagas för att ha approprierat Kim Kardashians rumpa". hbl.fi. Retrieved 8 April 2020.