Erwin Wurm is an austrian artist who is famous for his "one minute" sculptures and his "distorted" sculptures.
One of his works, a telekinetically bent VW van, a bright orange Volkswagon van bent 30 degrees between its two axles with a printout of an email conversation between the artist and Guru Mahesh Abayahani, is an example of his work. The symbols behind this artwork could be that the van is associated with hippies, the fact that its supposedly telekinetically bent can suggest energy or power. Orange is also a symbol for energy so that idea is strengthened. The artwork can be considered legitimate because of the way the messages are written, to be seen as realistic and the artwork also recieves a response from viewers, who when they see it on the road may realise quickly that somethings not right with the van and they may think the way its bent is "cool"
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