
Zuma #25
1978
A sun-drenched interior of an abandoned beachside structure is captured in vivid color, where peeling walls and scattered debris contrast with glimpses of the Pacific Ocean visible through open windows and doorways. Divola's interventions — bold gestural marks and spray-painted lines — animate the decaying space, merging acts of vandalism and artistic authorship into a single frame. The work embodies his ongoing investigation into the tension between human presence and absence, architecture and landscape, destruction and creation.
- Medium
- archival pigment print on rag paper
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
March 10, 2017
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