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Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen — Golf/Typhoon

Golf/Typhoon

A massive golf ball appears to have violently collided with a sleek aluminum base, its impact sending dramatic, wave-like ripples of bronze surging outward in a turbulent explosion of force. Oldenburg and van Bruggen transform a mundane recreational object into a monument of raw energy, merging the familiar with the fantastical through their signature oversized, pop-inflected aesthetic. The contrast between the smooth, pristine sphere and the chaotic, fluid metal beneath it evokes both the controlled precision of sport and the untamable power of a natural storm.

Medium
bronze and acrylic urethane enamel on aluminum base

🔨 Auction Lot

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

November 10, 2015

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Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen, Golf/Typhoon

A massive golf ball appears to have violently collided with a sleek aluminum base, its impact sending dramatic, wave-like ripples of bronze surging outward in a turbulent explosion of force. Oldenburg and van Bruggen transform a mundane recreational object into a monument of raw energy, merging the familiar with the fantastical through their signature oversized, pop-inflected aesthetic. The contrast between the smooth, pristine sphere and the chaotic, fluid metal beneath it evokes both the controlled precision of sport and the untamable power of a natural storm.

Medium
bronze and acrylic urethane enamel on aluminum base
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Playful Wit, Aluminum, Bronze, 20th Century, American Artists, Monumental Scale, Public Art, Sculpture, Pop Art, Abstract Form, Everyday Objects, Painted Metal, Contemporary Art, Polychrome, Playful, Collaborative Duo, Playful Mood, Large Scale Installation

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago