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Jannis Kounellis — Untitled
Jannis Kounellis — Untitled
Jannis Kounellis

Untitled

2014

This canvas combines industrial iron elements with acrylic paint to create a powerful statement about artistic freedom and material honesty. The artist integrates raw metal directly into the painted surface, rejecting the separation between painting and sculpture, drawing and making. The work embodies the Arte Povera ethos of using unconventional materials to challenge commercial art values while revealing deeper truths about human experience and materiality. Iron becomes a sculptural gesture within the pictorial field, creating spatial complexity and visual tension. The piece reflects the artist's conviction that creation lies in liberation rather than imposition, allowing materials to reveal their own essential nature.

Medium
Iron and acrylic on canvas
Dimensions

Notes

Spotted at Cardi Gallery (MiArt 2026 collectors preview — booth A06-08).

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Jannis Kounellis, Untitled, 2014

This canvas combines industrial iron elements with acrylic paint to create a powerful statement about artistic freedom and material honesty. The artist integrates raw metal directly into the painted surface, rejecting the separation between painting and sculpture, drawing and making. The work embodies the Arte Povera ethos of using unconventional materials to challenge commercial art values while revealing deeper truths about human experience and materiality. Iron becomes a sculptural gesture within the pictorial field, creating spatial complexity and visual tension. The piece reflects the artist's conviction that creation lies in liberation rather than imposition, allowing materials to reveal their own essential nature.

Medium
Iron and acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
200 x 180 cm
Year
2014
Seen at
Cardi Gallery, Milan, Italy

Related themes

Material Art, Contemporary Abstract, Process, Conceptual, Metal, Mixed Media, Sculptural Painting, Avant-Garde, Industrial Materials, Canvas, Dark Tones, Post-War, Freedom, Gestural, Italian, Abstraction, Greek, Arte Povera, Texture, Contemporary

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