Untitled
2026
This work presents two gestural black forms rendered in ink on paper, suggesting figural presences engaged in a dynamic exchange or confrontation. The left and right forms are constructed with patterned halftone-like textures that contrast with expressive, gestural mark-making and organic splatter across their surfaces. A horizontal band of solid black ink anchors the composition at the base, while scattered small stars punctuate the negative space between the forms. The piece exemplifies Bradley's engagement with contemporary figuration through abstracted, energetic line work that hovers between representation and pure gesture.
- Medium
- Ink on paper
- Overall
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- Gallery · David Zwirner Gallery
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Artists in conversation
Dana Schutz
American · b. 1976
Schutz creates gestural figurative works with raw expressive mark making and dynamic confrontational exchanges between figures, sharing Bradley's interest in New Figuration with an energetic, almost violent graphic urgency rendered in a limited palette.
Jamian Juliano-Villani
American · b. 1987
Juliano-Villani combines halftone patterning, graphic comic derived textures, and expressive figural forms with a post pop sensibility that closely mirrors Bradley's fusion of patterned surfaces and gestural abstraction within a black and white graphic composition.
Raymond Pettibon
American · b. 1957
Pettibon works extensively in ink on paper with gestural black figural forms, expressive splatter, and graphic mark making that oscillates between abstraction and figuration, directly paralleling Bradley's approach to large scale drawing with a minimalist black and white palette.
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