Homewares and Laundry Take on Lives of Their Own in Tobias Izsó’s Mixed-Media Sculptures — Colossal
byNathaniel Parker
-June 1, 2025
Shoelaces, zippers, chairs, and other domestic items adopt unexpected personalities in the uncanny sculptures of Tobias Izsó. Incorporating a wide range of materials, from various woods and paper to leather and textiles, the artist investigates the emotional terrain of private spaces. Izsó depicts sweaters, shoelaces, shirt cuffs, and piles of laundry merging with their surroundings or seemingly possessing minds of their own.
Christine König Galerie, which represents the artist, exhibited Izsó’s series off the cuff last year in its project space, KOENIG2. The works explore relationships between home, self, and the emotional influence of stuff. Izsó’s work will be on view at Kunstverein Dresden in October, and you can find more on the artist’s Instagram.
“#8” (2024) from the series ‘off the cuff,’ oak, paperclip, and paper, 15 x 19 x 14 centimeters“#6” (2023) from the series ‘off the cuff,’ webbing, leather, stainless steel, bentwood, oak carpet, textile, rattan, veneer, and brass, 170 x 47 x 35 centimeters“#3” (2024) from ‘off the cuff,’ beech, walnut, cherry, oak, and elm, 116 x 45 x 43 centimeters“#2” (2023), from the series ‘off the cuff,’ rattan, beech, Afrik, walnut, raffia walnut, and raffia, 82 x 60 x 12 centimeters“#5” (2024) from the series ‘off the cuff,’ cherry wood, pine wood, leather, and textile, 108 x 30 x 855 centimeters“#4” (2024) from the series ‘off the cuff,’ cherry wood and wall anchor, 99 x 42 x 15 centimetersInstallation view of ‘Off the Cuff’ at KOENIG2 by_robbygreif
