Christopher Wool
“Wool’s work accentuates the tensions and contradictions between the act of painting, the construction of a picture, its physical attributes, the visual experience of looking at it…They are defined by what they’re not – and by what they hold back.” –Ann Goldstein,
1998
Christopher Wool's 1998 enamel painting on canvas explores the conceptual tensions between artistic creation and visual perception. The work deliberately emphasizes what is withheld and undefined, challenging viewers' expectations of traditional painting.
- Medium
- enamel on canvas on panel
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
May 16, 2019
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