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Dennis Oppenheim — A Way Station Launching an Obsolete Power (A Thought Collision Factory in Pursuit of a Journey) (A Clip in a Rifle - a Weapon)
Dennis Oppenheim

A Way Station Launching an Obsolete Power (A Thought Collision Factory in Pursuit of a Journey) (A Clip in a Rifle - a Weapon)

1979

A dynamic and visually complex work, this large-scale drawing in two parts combines enamel, metallic paint, and graphite to create a charged, industrial aesthetic. Oppenheim's signature blend of mechanical imagery and conceptual inquiry collides across the paper's surface, evoking systems of force, weaponry, and propulsion in a state of restless energy. The work functions as both diagram and metaphor, mapping the tension between obsolescence and power through a layered visual language of trajectory and transformation.

Medium
enamel, metallic paint and graphite on paper in two parts

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Dennis Oppenheim, A Way Station Launching an Obsolete Power (A Thought Collision Factory in Pursuit of a Journey) (A Clip in a Rifle - a Weapon), 1979

A dynamic and visually complex work, this large-scale drawing in two parts combines enamel, metallic paint, and graphite to create a charged, industrial aesthetic. Oppenheim's signature blend of mechanical imagery and conceptual inquiry collides across the paper's surface, evoking systems of force, weaponry, and propulsion in a state of restless energy. The work functions as both diagram and metaphor, mapping the tension between obsolescence and power through a layered visual language of trajectory and transformation.

Medium
enamel, metallic paint and graphite on paper in two parts
Year
1979
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Installation Drawing, Twentieth Century, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Late Twentieth Century, Conceptual Art, Avant-Garde, Industrial Imagery, American Artist, Works on Paper, Metallic Tones, Contemporary Art, Graphite Drawing, Mixed Media on Paper, Monochromatic Palette, Metallic Palette, Mechanical Themes, Diptych Format

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