For the first time, Brad Pitt exhibited his sculptures in a museum

Brad Pitt, the award-winning actor, producer and humanitarian, can now add sculpting to his ever-growing list of successful careers. And for good reason, last September 19, he presented nine of his works at the Sara Hildén art museum in Tampere, Finland.

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Pitt has already received high praise, even from the biggest skeptics. British art critic Jonathan Jones, for example, said: “Shockingly, Brad Pitt turns out to be a very good sculptor, he managed to avoid the embarrassment of celebrity art to reveal powerful and worthy works by any criteria used. »

One of sculptures titled “Aiming At You I Saw Me But It Was Too Late This Time,” is a large plaster panel depicting a shootout between eight figures. “For me, it is a reflection on myself. It's about knowing where I went wrong in my relationships, where I made a misstep, where I am complicit. For me, it was born out of taking what I call a radical self-inventory, getting really brutally honest with myself and taking into account those that I may have hurt, times that I I just took a wrong turn' said Brad Pitt.

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The sweeping inventory of self and life continues with other works, such as a large coffin-like copper room filled with fragmented people, as well as a life-size creation of a man putting his head in a vice. Other sculptures by the actor evoke inner pain and reflection. Brad Pitt often explores the idea of ​​structure and the fragility of the home, perhaps in reference to his 2016 divorce from Angelina Jolie and losing custody of his children.

The very first star comedian sculpture, “House a Go Go,” is a piece made from scrap wood and duct tape. Another series of silicone houses are riddled with bullets of varying calibers, with each bullet's path clearly defined.

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A first exhibition

Brad Pitt presented his works during a meeting organized with his friends the British artist Thomas Houseago and the musician Nick Cave. 'For me, it's a new world and a first opportunity to show my work' he asserted. For her part, Sarianne Soikkonen, the museum's chief curator, described the exhibition as “exciting and wonderful”.

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