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Eddie Peake — Blood Spurt Over PPL
Eddie Peake

Blood Spurt Over PPL

2013

Eddie Peake's *Blood Spurt Over PPL* features enamel paint applied to the sleek, mirror-like surface of polished stainless steel, creating a striking tension between the visceral energy of the gestural mark and the cold, industrial precision of the support. The reflective metal distorts and multiplies the viewer's own image alongside the vivid splattered form, implicating the body in the work's violent yet painterly gesture. Peake's choice of material amplifies the drama of the blood-like spurt, merging the rawness of bodily reference with a glamorous, almost clinical surface.

Medium
enamel paint on polished stainless steel

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Eddie Peake, Blood Spurt Over PPL, 2013

Eddie Peake's *Blood Spurt Over PPL* features enamel paint applied to the sleek, mirror-like surface of polished stainless steel, creating a striking tension between the visceral energy of the gestural mark and the cold, industrial precision of the support. The reflective metal distorts and multiplies the viewer's own image alongside the vivid splattered form, implicating the body in the work's violent yet painterly gesture. Peake's choice of material amplifies the drama of the blood-like spurt, merging the rawness of bodily reference with a glamorous, almost clinical surface.

Medium
enamel paint on polished stainless steel
Year
2013
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Abstract Art, Enamel Paint, Bold Colors, Male Artist, Provocative Imagery, Emerging Artist, British Artist, Industrial Medium, Visceral Mood, Stainless Steel, Contemporary Art, Reflective Surface

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