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Joe Bradley — Standing Figure (Robot)
Joe Bradley

Standing Figure (Robot)

2007

A towering presence assembled from four interconnected canvases, Joe Bradley's *Standing Figure (Robot)* renders the human form through a vocabulary of crude, cartoonish abstraction. Using acrylic paint in bold, simplified gestures, Bradley conjures a robot-like figure that hovers between primitive mark-making and playful artificiality. The multi-panel format lends the work a fragmented, almost architectural quality, emphasizing both the scale and the constructed nature of the painted body.

Medium
acrylic on canvas, in 4 parts

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 26, 2018

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Joe Bradley, Standing Figure (Robot), 2007

A towering presence assembled from four interconnected canvases, Joe Bradley's *Standing Figure (Robot)* renders the human form through a vocabulary of crude, cartoonish abstraction. Using acrylic paint in bold, simplified gestures, Bradley conjures a robot-like figure that hovers between primitive mark-making and playful artificiality. The multi-panel format lends the work a fragmented, almost architectural quality, emphasizing both the scale and the constructed nature of the painted body.

Medium
acrylic on canvas, in 4 parts
Year
2007
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Robot Subject, Multi-Panel Format, Acrylic On Canvas, Neo-Primitivism, Muted Palette, Male Artist, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, 21st Century, Abstract Figurative, Playful Mood

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