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Ángela de la Cruz — Minimum XIX
Ángela de la Cruz

Minimum XIX

A crumpled and collapsed canvas is wedged into a raw wooden frame, its oil-painted surface bearing the physical trauma of having been forced and compressed beyond its intended boundaries. De la Cruz treats painting as a sculptural object, pushing the medium to its breaking point to explore themes of failure, vulnerability, and the limits of form. The work exists somewhere between painting and sculpture, challenging conventional notions of what a canvas can be.

Medium
wood, metal, oil on canvas

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Under the Influence

April 8, 2014

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Ángela de la Cruz, Minimum XIX

A crumpled and collapsed canvas is wedged into a raw wooden frame, its oil-painted surface bearing the physical trauma of having been forced and compressed beyond its intended boundaries. De la Cruz treats painting as a sculptural object, pushing the medium to its breaking point to explore themes of failure, vulnerability, and the limits of form. The work exists somewhere between painting and sculpture, challenging conventional notions of what a canvas can be.

Medium
wood, metal, oil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Geometric, Deconstructed, Bold, Metal, Minimalist, Mixed Media, Sculptural, Abstract, Spanish, Contemporary

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