
Click
2001
"Click" by Mark Bradford is a dynamic mixed-media work that layers acrylic paint with permanent weave end paper, silver-coated paper collage, printed paper collage, and felt-tip pen on canvas. Bradford's signature process of building up and excavating surfaces creates a richly textured composition where fragmented materials from urban environments merge into abstract, map-like forms. The interplay of reflective silver-coated paper against matte collaged elements generates a compelling tension between light and depth across the canvas.
- Medium
- acrylic, permanent weave end paper, silver coated paper collage, printed paper collage and felt-tip pen on canvas
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House Β· PhillipsView on map
π¨ Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
October 5, 2016
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Theaster Gates
American Β· b. 1973

Gates similarly constructs layered mixed media works that incorporate salvaged urban materials including paper, tar, and found objects to create richly textured abstract compositions that speak to community and place. His process of building surfaces from culturally charged everyday materials closely mirrors Bradford's excavation and collage approach.

Ellen Gallagher
American Β· b. 1965

Gallagher creates densely layered collage works on canvas using printed paper ephemera, foil, and mixed media that generate similarly reflective and textural surfaces with muted and metallic tonal ranges. Her practice of fragmenting and repurposing printed materials into abstract yet culturally resonant compositions aligns directly with Bradford's method in Click.

Julie Mehretu
Ethiopian American Β· b. 1970

Mehretu builds complex abstract works that evoke urban cartography through layered acrylic paint and ink on canvas, creating map like formations with dense textural buildup similar to Bradford's approach in Click. Her use of architectural and urban source material translated into abstract layered compositions shares the same visual language and thematic concerns.

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