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Carroll Dunham — Composite Image (Testicles)
Carroll Dunham

Composite Image (Testicles)

Carroll Dunham's *Composite Image (Testicles)* is a visceral and boldly graphic work rendered in watercolor, acrylic, and graphite on linen, combining the fluid immediacy of drawing with the tactile warmth of fabric support. Dunham's signature blend of cartoonish figuration and abstract form merges here in an exploration of the body as both symbol and raw material, with organic shapes rendered in pulsing color and energetic line. The work exemplifies his preoccupation with bodily imagery and psychological tension, oscillating between humor and unease in its frank, unabashed subject matter.

Medium
watercolor, acrylic and graphite on linen

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

November 10, 2015

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Carroll Dunham, Composite Image (Testicles)

Carroll Dunham's *Composite Image (Testicles)* is a visceral and boldly graphic work rendered in watercolor, acrylic, and graphite on linen, combining the fluid immediacy of drawing with the tactile warmth of fabric support. Dunham's signature blend of cartoonish figuration and abstract form merges here in an exploration of the body as both symbol and raw material, with organic shapes rendered in pulsing color and energetic line. The work exemplifies his preoccupation with bodily imagery and psychological tension, oscillating between humor and unease in its frank, unabashed subject matter.

Medium
watercolor, acrylic and graphite on linen
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Anatomical Subject, Abstract Figuration, Male Artist, Linen Support, Mixed Media, Provocative Imagery, Body Art, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Figurative Art, Late 20th Century, Psychedelic Colors, Neo-Expressionism, Dark Humor

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