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Chris Succo — Bitemark to the Chin
Chris Succo

Bitemark to the Chin

A raw and visceral composition, Chris Succo's *Bitemark to the Chin* merges the physicality of oil paint with the slick, seductive finish of lacquer on canvas, creating a surface that oscillates between aggression and allure. Succo's signature gestural language pulses through the work, evoking the charged intensity suggested by its title. Presented in the artist's own frame, the piece extends its visual statement beyond the canvas itself, asserting a total, self-contained artistic vision.

Medium
oil, lacquer on canvas, in artist's frame
Location
Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 15, 2015

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Chris Succo, Bitemark to the Chin

A raw and visceral composition, Chris Succo's *Bitemark to the Chin* merges the physicality of oil paint with the slick, seductive finish of lacquer on canvas, creating a surface that oscillates between aggression and allure. Succo's signature gestural language pulses through the work, evoking the charged intensity suggested by its title. Presented in the artist's own frame, the piece extends its visual statement beyond the canvas itself, asserting a total, self-contained artistic vision.

Medium
oil, lacquer on canvas, in artist's frame
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Artist Frame, German Artist, Raw Gestural Style, Dark Palette, Male Artist, Artist Framed, Emerging Artist, Oil And Lacquer, Raw And Gestural, Contemporary Artist, Abstract Expressionism, Gestural Abstraction, 21st Century, Raw And Visceral, Canvas Painting, Framed Work

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