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George Condo — Cartoon Abstraction
George Condo

Cartoon Abstraction

A dynamic interplay of bold, gestural mark-making defines this large-scale work, where Condo merges the language of cartoon imagery with the formal vocabulary of Abstract Expressionism. Acrylic paint and charcoal collide on raw linen, producing a tension between spontaneous, energetic strokes and the distorted, comic-inflected figures that emerge from the chaos. The result is a characteristically irreverent fusion of high and low culture, humor and painterly seriousness.

Medium
acrylic, charcoal on linen

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Contemporary Art Evening Sale

May 15, 2014

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George Condo, Cartoon Abstraction

A dynamic interplay of bold, gestural mark-making defines this large-scale work, where Condo merges the language of cartoon imagery with the formal vocabulary of Abstract Expressionism. Acrylic paint and charcoal collide on raw linen, producing a tension between spontaneous, energetic strokes and the distorted, comic-inflected figures that emerge from the chaos. The result is a characteristically irreverent fusion of high and low culture, humor and painterly seriousness.

Medium
acrylic, charcoal on linen
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

American, Mixed Media, Acrylic On Linen, Abstract Expressionism, Whimsical, Twenty-First Century, Playful, Colorful, Abstract, Cartoon, Contemporary

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Collected by

Chase Langford , Rocky Lindt