
Burnout (Defendants)
The remnants of a violent burnout are immortalized in Aaron Young's *Burnout (Defendants)*, where scorched rubber tire marks are transferred onto sleek aluminum panels, creating a raw tension between destruction and refinement. The diptych format amplifies the sense of chaotic movement, as the frenzied black streaks sprawl across the mirrored surface, merging the energy of street performance with the language of abstract expressionism. Embedded elements of glass and beer evoke the residue of reckless ritual, blurring the line between vandalism and fine art.
- Medium
- rubber, glass, beer, acrylic on aluminum, diptych
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Under the Influence
September 16, 2014
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