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Adrian Ghenie — Study for Pie Fight Interior
Adrian Ghenie

Study for Pie Fight Interior

2012

Adrian Ghenie's *Study for Pie Fight Interior* is a visceral and unsettling work executed in collage and acrylic on paper, mounted on wood, in which fragmented imagery and gestural paint application coalesce into a scene charged with tension and dark humor. Ghenie layers torn paper with expressive brushwork to evoke a chaotic interior space, referencing the absurdity of slapstick comedy while simultaneously invoking themes of violence, history, and power. The rough, tactile surface and distorted forms reflect the artist's signature approach of collapsing the comedic and the tragic into a single, haunting image.

Medium
collage and acrylic on paper, mounted on wood

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 6, 2016

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Adrian Ghenie, Study for Pie Fight Interior, 2012

Adrian Ghenie's *Study for Pie Fight Interior* is a visceral and unsettling work executed in collage and acrylic on paper, mounted on wood, in which fragmented imagery and gestural paint application coalesce into a scene charged with tension and dark humor. Ghenie layers torn paper with expressive brushwork to evoke a chaotic interior space, referencing the absurdity of slapstick comedy while simultaneously invoking themes of violence, history, and power. The rough, tactile surface and distorted forms reflect the artist's signature approach of collapsing the comedic and the tragic into a single, haunting image.

Medium
collage and acrylic on paper, mounted on wood
Year
2012
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Dark Mood, Acrylic On Paper, Contemporary Painter, Chaotic Composition, Dark Palette, Interior Scene, Emerging Canon, Romanian Artist, Male Artist, Chaotic Mood, Mixed Media, Collage, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, Figurative Art, Neo-Expressionism

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