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David Ostrowski — F (Deutscher Film)
David Ostrowski

F (Deutscher Film)

2011

F (Deutscher Film) exemplifies David Ostrowski's reductive approach to painting, where sparse gestures of acrylic and lacquer move across the canvas with an almost effortless, improvisational quality. A torn or placed fragment of paper interrupts the surface, introducing an element of collage that complicates the boundary between painting and assemblage. The artist's custom frame further asserts the work as a complete, self-contained object, reinforcing Ostrowski's interest in questioning the minimal conditions under which a painting can exist.

Medium
acrylic, lacquer and paper on canvas, in artist's frame

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David Ostrowski, F (Deutscher Film), 2011

F (Deutscher Film) exemplifies David Ostrowski's reductive approach to painting, where sparse gestures of acrylic and lacquer move across the canvas with an almost effortless, improvisational quality. A torn or placed fragment of paper interrupts the surface, introducing an element of collage that complicates the boundary between painting and assemblage. The artist's custom frame further asserts the work as a complete, self-contained object, reinforcing Ostrowski's interest in questioning the minimal conditions under which a painting can exist.

Medium
acrylic, lacquer and paper on canvas, in artist's frame
Year
2011
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Abstract Art, German Artist, Contemporary Painter, Gestural Marks, Mixed Media, Emerging Artist, Reductive Abstraction, Canvas Painting, Neutral Tones, Minimalist Style, Acrylic And Lacquer

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