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Ángela de la Cruz — Camouflage Painting
Ángela de la Cruz

Camouflage Painting

Angela de la Cruz's *Camouflage Painting* is an oil on canvas work that blurs the boundary between painting and object, as the canvas appears to collapse, fold, or strain against its own support. De la Cruz is known for treating the painted canvas as a physical, almost bodily presence, and this work reflects her interest in the materiality and vulnerability of painting as a form. The result is a self-referential piece that challenges traditional notions of the picture plane while evoking themes of concealment, failure, and resilience.

Medium
oil on canvas

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April 13, 2016

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Ángela de la Cruz, Camouflage Painting

Angela de la Cruz's *Camouflage Painting* is an oil on canvas work that blurs the boundary between painting and object, as the canvas appears to collapse, fold, or strain against its own support. De la Cruz is known for treating the painted canvas as a physical, almost bodily presence, and this work reflects her interest in the materiality and vulnerability of painting as a form. The result is a self-referential piece that challenges traditional notions of the picture plane while evoking themes of concealment, failure, and resilience.

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

Related themes

Kinetic, Bold, Experimental, Gestural, Mixed Tones, Abstract, Spanish, Camouflage Pattern, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary

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