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Larry Rivers — Dancing with Bomberg's Dancer: Relief
Larry Rivers

Dancing with Bomberg's Dancer: Relief

A dynamic interplay of form and dimension, Larry Rivers engages in a playful dialogue with David Bomberg's iconic modernist figure, layering oil paint over sculpted foamboard to create a work that literally projects outward into the viewer's space. The relief construction blurs the boundary between painting and sculpture, giving the dancer's fragmented, energetic forms a physical presence that echoes the original work's radical breakdown of the human body. Rivers' characteristic blend of art-historical reference and material experimentation transforms an act of homage into a distinctly tactile and irreverent reinvention.

Medium
oil on canvas mounted on sculpted foamboard, laid on wood panel

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

November 10, 2015

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Larry Rivers, Dancing with Bomberg's Dancer: Relief

A dynamic interplay of form and dimension, Larry Rivers engages in a playful dialogue with David Bomberg's iconic modernist figure, layering oil paint over sculpted foamboard to create a work that literally projects outward into the viewer's space. The relief construction blurs the boundary between painting and sculpture, giving the dancer's fragmented, energetic forms a physical presence that echoes the original work's radical breakdown of the human body. Rivers' characteristic blend of art-historical reference and material experimentation transforms an act of homage into a distinctly tactile and irreverent reinvention.

Medium
oil on canvas mounted on sculpted foamboard, laid on wood panel
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Intertextual Reference, 20th Century, Twentieth Century, Mid Century Modern, Neo-Dada, Layered Composition, Male Artist, Mixed Media, American Artist, Figurative Art, Intertextual Art, Expressive Style, Neutral Tones, Dancing Figure, Relief Sculpture, Playful Mood, Oil on Canvas

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