
Agave of the Bacchae Paste Up
2010
Elliott Hundley's intricate collage work layers fragments of imagery, text, and material with ink on canvas to create a densely woven visual narrative inspired by Euripides' ancient Greek tragedy *The Bacchae*. The composition pulses with a chaotic, ritualistic energy, evoking the frenzied devotion of Dionysus's followers through an accumulation of torn, overlapping elements that blur the boundaries between order and ecstasy. Hundley's meticulous yet explosive approach transforms the canvas into an archaeological surface, where myth and contemporary material culture collide in a richly textured meditation on desire and destruction.
- Medium
- collage with ink on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
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April 6, 2017
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