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Inka Essenhigh — Two works: (i) Girls at a Rock Concert, 2004; (ii) Hitch-Hiker, 2003
Inka Essenhigh

Two works: (i) Girls at a Rock Concert, 2004; (ii) Hitch-Hiker, 2003

Inka Essenhigh's fluid, enamel-like brushwork renders figures in sinuous, almost liquid forms that blur the boundary between the human body and its surrounding environment. In *Girls at a Rock Concert* and *Hitch-Hiker*, her characters inhabit dreamlike, cartoon-inflected worlds where movement and emotion are distilled into bold, undulating lines and saturated color. These works on paper showcase Essenhigh's signature style—at once playful and unsettling—drawing on influences ranging from comic illustration to Abstract Expressionism.

Medium
oil on paper

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Under the Influence

March 7, 2014

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Inka Essenhigh, Two works: (i) Girls at a Rock Concert, 2004; (ii) Hitch-Hiker, 2003

Inka Essenhigh's fluid, enamel-like brushwork renders figures in sinuous, almost liquid forms that blur the boundary between the human body and its surrounding environment. In *Girls at a Rock Concert* and *Hitch-Hiker*, her characters inhabit dreamlike, cartoon-inflected worlds where movement and emotion are distilled into bold, undulating lines and saturated color. These works on paper showcase Essenhigh's signature style—at once playful and unsettling—drawing on influences ranging from comic illustration to Abstract Expressionism.

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

Related themes

Music, American, Expressive, Abstract Expressionism, Travel, Narrative, Oil on Paper, Colorful, Youth, Figurative, Contemporary

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