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Inka Essenhigh — Straight To Hell
Inka Essenhigh

Straight To Hell

A swirling, otherworldly descent into chaos unfolds across Inka Essenhigh's canvas, rendered in her signature fluid, enamel-like style with sinuous figures and luminous, almost psychedelic color. Writhing forms tumble through a dreamlike infernal landscape that hovers between cartoon surrealism and classical allegory. The composition pulses with a dark, comic energy, blending seduction and dread in equal measure.

Medium
oil on canvas
Location
Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

November 12, 2013

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Inka Essenhigh, Straight To Hell

A swirling, otherworldly descent into chaos unfolds across Inka Essenhigh's canvas, rendered in her signature fluid, enamel-like style with sinuous figures and luminous, almost psychedelic color. Writhing forms tumble through a dreamlike infernal landscape that hovers between cartoon surrealism and classical allegory. The composition pulses with a dark, comic energy, blending seduction and dread in equal measure.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Dramatic, Bold, American, Red, Expressionism, Gestural, Abstract, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary

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