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David Ostrowski — F (A thing is a thing in a whole which its not)
David Ostrowski

F (A thing is a thing in a whole which its not)

David Ostrowski's "F (A thing is a thing in a whole which its not)" exemplifies his signature reductive approach, combining oil, lacquer, and paper on canvas to create a spare, gestural composition that hovers between intention and accident. Delicate marks, drips, and fragments of paper sit against an expansive, nearly bare canvas, inviting the viewer to question the nature of the painted object itself. The work embodies Ostrowski's ongoing exploration of painting's own limitations and possibilities, finding meaning in what is left out as much as what remains.

Medium
oil, lacquer, paper on canvas
Location
Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT

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Contemporary Day Sale

July 3, 2014

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David Ostrowski, F (A thing is a thing in a whole which its not)

David Ostrowski's "F (A thing is a thing in a whole which its not)" exemplifies his signature reductive approach, combining oil, lacquer, and paper on canvas to create a spare, gestural composition that hovers between intention and accident. Delicate marks, drips, and fragments of paper sit against an expansive, nearly bare canvas, inviting the viewer to question the nature of the painted object itself. The work embodies Ostrowski's ongoing exploration of painting's own limitations and possibilities, finding meaning in what is left out as much as what remains.

Medium
oil, lacquer, paper on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Bold, Layered, Mixed Media, Experimental, Gestural, German, Abstract, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary

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