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Eberhard Havekost — Alter 1
Eberhard Havekost

Alter 1

A meticulously rendered oil painting that captures a fragmented, photorealistic image with a cool, detached quality characteristic of Havekost's practice. The work explores the tension between mechanical reproduction and painterly craft, transforming a found or photographic source into a carefully constructed surface of flattened tones and precise detail. Havekost's signature approach reduces the image to its essential visual data, creating a sense of psychological distance that prompts the viewer to question perception and representation.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Under the Influence

March 7, 2014

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Eberhard Havekost, Alter 1

A meticulously rendered oil painting that captures a fragmented, photorealistic image with a cool, detached quality characteristic of Havekost's practice. The work explores the tension between mechanical reproduction and painterly craft, transforming a found or photographic source into a carefully constructed surface of flattened tones and precise detail. Havekost's signature approach reduces the image to its essential visual data, creating a sense of psychological distance that prompts the viewer to question perception and representation.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Expressive, Portrait, German, Moody, Abstract, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary, Post-Modern, Gray

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