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Inka Essenhigh — Figure Burning in Hell
Inka Essenhigh

Figure Burning in Hell

2002

A sinuous, otherworldly figure writhes in an infernal landscape rendered in Inka Essenhigh's signature fluid, enamel-smooth style. The scene pulses with lurid, saturated color as organic forms twist and melt together, blurring the boundary between body and environment. Essenhigh's sleek, cartoon-inflected line work transforms the harrowing subject of damnation into something seductively decorative and eerily hypnotic.

Medium
oil on panel

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Inka Essenhigh, Figure Burning in Hell, 2002

A sinuous, otherworldly figure writhes in an infernal landscape rendered in Inka Essenhigh's signature fluid, enamel-smooth style. The scene pulses with lurid, saturated color as organic forms twist and melt together, blurring the boundary between body and environment. Essenhigh's sleek, cartoon-inflected line work transforms the harrowing subject of damnation into something seductively decorative and eerily hypnotic.

Medium
oil on panel
Year
2002
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Dark Mood, Figurative Painting, Dark And Eerie Mood, Mythological Subject, Narrative Art, Dark Themes, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Surrealist Imagery, Neo-Pop Art, Figurative Art, Oil On Panel, Vertical Format, Mythological Scene, Narrative Painting, Female Artist, Vivid Colors, Neo-Expressionism

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