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Sam Moyer — Bleach Bum
Sam Moyer

Bleach Bum

A striking interplay of ink and bleach creates dynamic contrasts across the canvas surface, where chemical reactions between the materials produce organic, unpredictable marks and tonal variations. Sam Moyer harnesses the corrosive nature of bleach as an active collaborator, allowing it to eat into and transform the inked surface in ways that resist total artistic control. The work's mounting on wood lends a rigid, architectural permanence to what is otherwise a process defined by dissolution and chance.

Medium
ink and bleach on canvas, laid on wood

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 16, 2014

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Sam Moyer, Bleach Bum

A striking interplay of ink and bleach creates dynamic contrasts across the canvas surface, where chemical reactions between the materials produce organic, unpredictable marks and tonal variations. Sam Moyer harnesses the corrosive nature of bleach as an active collaborator, allowing it to eat into and transform the inked surface in ways that resist total artistic control. The work's mounting on wood lends a rigid, architectural permanence to what is otherwise a process defined by dissolution and chance.

Medium
ink and bleach on canvas, laid on wood
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Minimalist, American, Mixed Media, Experimental, Canvas, Gestural, Modern, Abstract, Contemporary

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