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Rita Ackermann

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A raw and visceral composition, Ackermann layers linseed oil, oil, oil stick, and turpentine over printed paper, allowing the materials to bleed, dissolve, and transform the existing imagery beneath. The interplay between the printed surface and her gestural marks creates a tension between the found and the made, the legible and the obscured. The work embodies Ackermann's signature exploration of fragmented identity and material vulnerability.

Medium
linseed oil, oil, oil stick, turpentine on printed paper

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Under the Influence

September 16, 2014

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Rita Ackermann, No title

A raw and visceral composition, Ackermann layers linseed oil, oil, oil stick, and turpentine over printed paper, allowing the materials to bleed, dissolve, and transform the existing imagery beneath. The interplay between the printed surface and her gestural marks creates a tension between the found and the made, the legible and the obscured. The work embodies Ackermann's signature exploration of fragmented identity and material vulnerability.

Medium
linseed oil, oil, oil stick, turpentine on printed paper
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Experimental Style, Hungarian Artist, Fragmented Figures, Gestural Painting, Mixed Media, Emerging Artist, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, Abstract Expressionism, Gestural Abstraction, Raw And Visceral, Oil on Paper, Female Artist, Found Materials

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