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Sascha Braunig — Reef
Sascha Braunig

Reef

2015

A tightly cropped figure appears encased in a mesh-like structure, its body contorted and compressed against a vivid, otherworldly background suggestive of an underwater environment. Braunig's meticulous oil technique renders the fabric or netting with an unsettling hyper-clarity, blurring the boundary between flesh and synthetic material. The work evokes themes of constriction and transformation, as the human form seems simultaneously entrapped and dissolved into its strange, reef-like surroundings.

Medium
oil on linen over panel

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 6, 2016

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Sascha Braunig, Reef, 2015

A tightly cropped figure appears encased in a mesh-like structure, its body contorted and compressed against a vivid, otherworldly background suggestive of an underwater environment. Braunig's meticulous oil technique renders the fabric or netting with an unsettling hyper-clarity, blurring the boundary between flesh and synthetic material. The work evokes themes of constriction and transformation, as the human form seems simultaneously entrapped and dissolved into its strange, reef-like surroundings.

Medium
oil on linen over panel
Year
2015
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Figurative Painting, Canadian Artist, Abstract Elements, Emerging Artist, Uncanny Mood, Contemporary Artist, Oil On Linen, Distorted Figure, Eerie Mood, Female Artist, Cool Color Palette, Panel Painting

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