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Arakawa — Four Combs
Arakawa

Four Combs

1963

A complex web of intersecting lines, arrows, and text fragments spreads across the canvas, rendered in oil, Biro, and coloured pencil. Arakawa's systematic yet enigmatic visual language charts an uncertain conceptual terrain, where the notion of "four combs" becomes a vehicle for exploring the relationship between language, diagrammatic thinking, and perception. The layering of materials creates a tension between the mechanical and the gestural, blurring the boundaries between image and text.

Medium
oil, Biro and coloured pencil on canvas

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

March 9, 2018

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Arakawa, Four Combs, 1963

A complex web of intersecting lines, arrows, and text fragments spreads across the canvas, rendered in oil, Biro, and coloured pencil. Arakawa's systematic yet enigmatic visual language charts an uncertain conceptual terrain, where the notion of "four combs" becomes a vehicle for exploring the relationship between language, diagrammatic thinking, and perception. The layering of materials creates a tension between the mechanical and the gestural, blurring the boundaries between image and text.

Medium
oil, Biro and coloured pencil on canvas
Year
1963
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Analytical Mood, Coloured Pencil, 20th Century, Biro Drawing, Twentieth Century, Geometric Forms, Neo-Dada, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Avant-Garde, Japanese Artist, Language Art, Muted Tones, Avant-Garde Artist, Neutral Tones, Abstract, Text-Based Art, Oil on Canvas