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Philippe Pastor — Kenneth Bigley
Philippe Pastor

Kenneth Bigley

2004

Philippe Pastor's "Kenneth Bigley" employs a mixed media approach combining pigment, paper collage, and layered materials on canvas to create a portrait that reflects on the British engineer's tragic kidnapping and death in Iraq in 2004. The work utilizes collage and mixed media techniques to build a complex visual narrative, likely engaging with themes of loss, international conflict, and human vulnerability. Pastor's layering of diverse materials creates textural depth and formal complexity that mirrors the emotional weight of his subject matter.

Medium
pigment, mixed media and paper collage on paper laid on canvas

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Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York

February 26, 2025

Lot 155

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Philippe Pastor, Kenneth Bigley, 2004

Philippe Pastor's "Kenneth Bigley" employs a mixed media approach combining pigment, paper collage, and layered materials on canvas to create a portrait that reflects on the British engineer's tragic kidnapping and death in Iraq in 2004. The work utilizes collage and mixed media techniques to build a complex visual narrative, likely engaging with themes of loss, international conflict, and human vulnerability. Pastor's layering of diverse materials creates textural depth and formal complexity that mirrors the emotional weight of his subject matter.

Medium
pigment, mixed media and paper collage on paper laid on canvas
Year
2004
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Somber, French Artist, Canvas, Photorealistic, 21st Century, Oil Painting, Portrait, Realism, Contemporary, Human Suffering

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