Untitled (Canopy Painting: Blue and Orange)

Details

Frederik Vaerslev 2012
Untitled (Canopy Painting: Blue and Orange)
spray paint and house paint on canvas
130.8 × 195.6 cm. (511⁄2 × 77 in.)
signed and dated ‘Fredrik Vaerslev 2012’ (on the overlap)

Provenance

Circus Gallery, Berlin
Private collection, Europe
Acquired from the above by the present owner

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Lot Essay

Through his use of common materials, the Norwegian artist Fredrik Vaerslev examines the relationship between abstraction, representation, and ornamentation. Within the confines of an uncomplicated medium of spray paint on linen and simple geometric compositions, he challenges the monotony of the monochrome. He explores the role of deviation and chance with his work as he leaves his pieces outside to be affected and aged by the weather, a process through which they gain a premature history and develop their own narratives.

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