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Ned Vena — “These kinks replicate an idea of gesture for me. They are strikes or marks across the surface of a pattern, similar to a brushstroke, but arrived at in a pattern that invokes digital files, industrial processes, and ultimately a failure in application.” Ned Vena
Ned Vena

“These kinks replicate an idea of gesture for me. They are strikes or marks across the surface of a pattern, similar to a brushstroke, but arrived at in a pattern that invokes digital files, industrial processes, and ultimately a failure in application.” Ned Vena

Ned Vena's work features Rustoleum flat white enamel applied to linen stretched over plywood, creating a surface where deliberate kinks and strikes disrupt an otherwise structured pattern. These marks function as a reimagined form of gesture, evoking the spontaneity of a brushstroke while simultaneously referencing digital processes and industrial production. The result is a tension between control and failure, where the breakdown in application becomes the defining visual and conceptual language of the piece.

Medium
Rustoleum flat white enamel on linen over plywood

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Under the Influence

December 10, 2014

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Ned Vena, “These kinks replicate an idea of gesture for me. They are strikes or marks across the surface of a pattern, similar to a brushstroke, but arrived at in a pattern that invokes digital files, industrial processes, and ultimately a failure in application.” Ned Vena

Ned Vena's work features Rustoleum flat white enamel applied to linen stretched over plywood, creating a surface where deliberate kinks and strikes disrupt an otherwise structured pattern. These marks function as a reimagined form of gesture, evoking the spontaneity of a brushstroke while simultaneously referencing digital processes and industrial production. The result is a tension between control and failure, where the breakdown in application becomes the defining visual and conceptual language of the piece.

Medium
Rustoleum flat white enamel on linen over plywood
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Geometric, Abstract Art, Monochrome, Gestural Marks, White And Neutral, Enamel On Linen, Minimalist, Male Artist, Digital Influence, Experimental, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Abstract Expressionism, Textural, Gestural, Gestural Abstraction, Process Art, 21st Century, Geometric Pattern, Pattern, Industrial Aesthetic, Monochromatic, White, Industrial Process, Abstract, Contemporary

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