Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Michael Raedecker — Pulse
Michael Raedecker

Pulse

1998

Pulse by Michael Raedecker is a hauntingly evocative work executed in acrylic, oil, and thread on linen, combining painting with textile elements to create a richly textured surface. Raedecker's signature technique weaves embroidered thread directly into the composition, blurring the boundary between image and material, while his muted, atmospheric palette lends the work a dreamlike, almost melancholic quality. The interplay of stitched lines and painted forms suggests a quiet tension between the organic and the constructed, inviting viewers to contemplate themes of domestic unease and psychological ambiguity.

Medium
acrylic, oil and thread on linen

🔨 Auction Lot

New Now

February 28, 2017

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

About this work

Michael Raedecker, Pulse, 1998

Pulse by Michael Raedecker is a hauntingly evocative work executed in acrylic, oil, and thread on linen, combining painting with textile elements to create a richly textured surface. Raedecker's signature technique weaves embroidered thread directly into the composition, blurring the boundary between image and material, while his muted, atmospheric palette lends the work a dreamlike, almost melancholic quality. The interplay of stitched lines and painted forms suggests a quiet tension between the organic and the constructed, inviting viewers to contemplate themes of domestic unease and psychological ambiguity.

Medium
acrylic, oil and thread on linen
Year
1998
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Melancholic Mood, Domestic Interior, Figurative Abstraction, Thread Embroidery, Dutch Artist, Muted Palette, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, Enigmatic Mood, Acrylic And Oil, 21st Century, Late 20th Century, Textile On Linen, Eerie Mood, Textile Art

More works by Michael Raedecker