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Joe Bradley — Jia Maa
Joe Bradley

Jia Maa

2026

A dynamic composition of boldly outlined organic forms in vibrant reds, blues, yellows, and blacks dominates this large-scale canvas. The abstracted figuration suggests bodily or gestural presences through floating circular, curved, and angular shapes set against a dark ground, with white outlines creating visual separation between forms. Bradley employs a maximalist approach to color and layering, balancing gestural expressionism with Pop sensibility, where overlapping planes of saturated pigment evoke both bodily fragmentation and celebratory visual abundance. The work exemplifies contemporary figurative abstraction's engagement with post-Pop legacies while maintaining a distinctly physicalized, almost sculptural approach to painting.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Overall

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Joe Bradley, Jia Maa, 2026

A dynamic composition of boldly outlined organic forms in vibrant reds, blues, yellows, and blacks dominates this large-scale canvas. The abstracted figuration suggests bodily or gestural presences through floating circular, curved, and angular shapes set against a dark ground, with white outlines creating visual separation between forms. Bradley employs a maximalist approach to color and layering, balancing gestural expressionism with Pop sensibility, where overlapping planes of saturated pigment evoke both bodily fragmentation and celebratory visual abundance. The work exemplifies contemporary figurative abstraction's engagement with post-Pop legacies while maintaining a distinctly physicalized, almost sculptural approach to painting.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 204.2 x 173.7 cm
Year
2026
Seen at
David Zwirner Gallery, Manhattan, United States

Related themes

New Figuration, Mixed Forms, Vibrant Palette, Bold Color, Layered Composition, Abstract Figuration, Expressionism, Painterly Gesture, Oil On Canvas, Color Field, Post-Pop Art, Gestural Abstraction, Figure Abstraction, Contemporary Painting, New York Contemporary, Compositional Abstraction, Contemporary Figurative, Organic Forms, Large Scale, Body Studies

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