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Ángela de la Cruz — Hung (White/Brown) 3
Ángela de la Cruz

Hung (White/Brown) 3

A crumpled and deflated canvas sags from a single point on the wall, its white and brown oil paint emphasizing the material weight and vulnerability of the work. Angela de la Cruz subverts the traditional conventions of painting by treating the canvas as a physical, almost bodily object rather than a flat pictorial surface. The piece explores themes of failure, exhaustion, and the breakdown of formal painting through its deliberately collapsed and defeated form.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 28, 2013

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Ángela de la Cruz, Hung (White/Brown) 3

A crumpled and deflated canvas sags from a single point on the wall, its white and brown oil paint emphasizing the material weight and vulnerability of the work. Angela de la Cruz subverts the traditional conventions of painting by treating the canvas as a physical, almost bodily object rather than a flat pictorial surface. The piece explores themes of failure, exhaustion, and the breakdown of formal painting through its deliberately collapsed and defeated form.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Minimalist, Shaped Canvas, Sculptural Painting, Conceptual Art, Abstract Painting, Contemporary Artist, Spanish Artist, Monochromatic Palette, Female Artist, Oil on Canvas

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