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Arnulf Rainer — Chaos
Arnulf Rainer

Chaos

1980

Arnulf Rainer's 'Chaos' (1980) is an oil on photograph work that combines gestural abstraction with photographic imagery, creating a layered dialogue between figuration and abstraction. The piece demonstrates Rainer's practice of deliberately obscuring and deforming found or existing images.

Medium
oil on photograph

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Arnulf Rainer, Chaos, 1980

Arnulf Rainer's 'Chaos' (1980) is an oil on photograph work that combines gestural abstraction with photographic imagery, creating a layered dialogue between figuration and abstraction. The piece demonstrates Rainer's practice of deliberately obscuring and deforming found or existing images.

Medium
oil on photograph
Year
1980
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Austrian, Dark, Monochrome, Mixed Media, Expressive, Gestural, Late 20th Century, Abstract, Contemporary, Oil On Photograph

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