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Kathy Butterly — New Point
Kathy Butterly

New Point

Kathy Butterly's "New Point" is a unique work on paper that employs nail polish as an unconventional medium, positioning the artist within a contemporary practice that challenges traditional notions of art materials and their hierarchies. The work is signed, dated, and numbered as part of a limited series, with the inscription on the reverse indicating Butterly's deliberate engagement with materiality and process. Presented framed, this piece exemplifies Butterly's interest in color, surface, and the expressive possibilities of everyday materials transformed through artistic intervention.

Medium
Signed, dated and numbered '#18' in black ink on the reverse, from a series of unique works with nail polish, framed.

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February 12, 2025

Lot 149

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Kathy Butterly, New Point

Kathy Butterly's "New Point" is a unique work on paper that employs nail polish as an unconventional medium, positioning the artist within a contemporary practice that challenges traditional notions of art materials and their hierarchies. The work is signed, dated, and numbered as part of a limited series, with the inscription on the reverse indicating Butterly's deliberate engagement with materiality and process. Presented framed, this piece exemplifies Butterly's interest in color, surface, and the expressive possibilities of everyday materials transformed through artistic intervention.

Medium
Signed, dated and numbered '#18' in black ink on the reverse, from a series of unique works with nail polish, framed.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Hand-built pottery, Contemplative Mood, Ceramic Sculpture, American Artist, Tactile minimalism, Abstract Expressionism, Gestural Abstraction, 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Organic Forms