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Joe Bradley — Mayday
Joe Bradley

Mayday

2026

This large-scale canvas presents a dynamic composition of boldly rendered forms and vivid color fields set against a dark ground. Gestural red passages dominate the composition, anchored by geometric shapes in green, blue, and yellow that suggest fragmented figuration or abstracted silhouettes. The work employs thick, expressive brushwork and layered paint application, creating visual tension between representation and pure abstraction. Drawing from the post-Pop and new figuration movements, Bradley's approach synthesizes gestural expressionism with bold chromatic intensity, characteristic of contemporary New York painting practice.

Medium
Oil on canvas
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Joe Bradley, Mayday, 2026

This large-scale canvas presents a dynamic composition of boldly rendered forms and vivid color fields set against a dark ground. Gestural red passages dominate the composition, anchored by geometric shapes in green, blue, and yellow that suggest fragmented figuration or abstracted silhouettes. The work employs thick, expressive brushwork and layered paint application, creating visual tension between representation and pure abstraction. Drawing from the post-Pop and new figuration movements, Bradley's approach synthesizes gestural expressionism with bold chromatic intensity, characteristic of contemporary New York painting practice.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 215.6 x 262.6 cm
Year
2026
Seen at
David Zwirner Gallery, Manhattan, United States

Related themes

Expressive Brushwork, Red Dominant, New Figuration, Mixed Media Effect, Figurative Abstraction, Bold Color, Gestural Mark Making, Large Scale Work, Oil On Canvas, Abstract Expressionism, Color Field, Post-Pop Art, Geometric Abstraction, Contemporary Painting, Chromatic Intensity, Modern Painting, Contemporary Canvas, New York School, Visual Dynamics, Abstract Composition

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