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Albert Oehlen — Ameisen
Albert Oehlen

Ameisen

"Ameisen" (Ants) by Albert Oehlen is a dynamic acrylic on linen work that exemplifies the German artist's signature fusion of gestural abstraction and chaotic visual language. Bold, energetic marks and layered passages of color create a sense of swarming movement across the canvas, evoking the restless, collective motion suggested by the title. The painting reflects Oehlen's ongoing investigation into the boundaries of painting itself, where control and disorder coexist in a charged, provocative tension.

Medium
acrylic on linen

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Contemporary Art Evening Sale

October 16, 2013

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Albert Oehlen, Ameisen

"Ameisen" (Ants) by Albert Oehlen is a dynamic acrylic on linen work that exemplifies the German artist's signature fusion of gestural abstraction and chaotic visual language. Bold, energetic marks and layered passages of color create a sense of swarming movement across the canvas, evoking the restless, collective motion suggested by the title. The painting reflects Oehlen's ongoing investigation into the boundaries of painting itself, where control and disorder coexist in a charged, provocative tension.

Medium
acrylic on linen
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

German Artist, Chaotic Composition, Figurative Abstraction, Male Artist, Gestural Brushwork, Post-Modern Art, Abstract Painting, Large Format Painting, Contemporary Artist, Acrylic On Linen, Dark Tones, Abstract Expressionism, Gestural Abstraction, Insects, Neo-Expressionism

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