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Lynda Benglis — Flesh Spot
Lynda Benglis

Flesh Spot

1993

Lynda Benglis's *Flesh Spot* (1993) is a richly tactile work in which purified pigmented beeswax and dammar resin are applied to canvas, creating a luminous, skin-like surface that seems to glow from within. The organic warmth of the beeswax medium evokes the body and its materiality, aligning with Benglis's longstanding exploration of sensuality, process, and form. The painting's title reinforces this corporeal intimacy, suggesting a close, almost microscopic attention to flesh as both subject and substance.

Medium
purified pigmented beeswax and dammar resin on canvas
Signed
Yes

Notes

Execution: Executed in 1993, in the United States. Exhibition History: New York, Paula Cooper Gallery, ;

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Lynda Benglis, Flesh Spot, 1993

Lynda Benglis's *Flesh Spot* (1993) is a richly tactile work in which purified pigmented beeswax and dammar resin are applied to canvas, creating a luminous, skin-like surface that seems to glow from within. The organic warmth of the beeswax medium evokes the body and its materiality, aligning with Benglis's longstanding exploration of sensuality, process, and form. The painting's title reinforces this corporeal intimacy, suggesting a close, almost microscopic attention to flesh as both subject and substance.

Medium
purified pigmented beeswax and dammar resin on canvas
Year
1993
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Beeswax Medium, Tactile Texture, Flesh Tones, Contemporary Artist, Canvas, Post-Minimalism, American Artist, Sensuous Mood, Late 20th Century, Female Artist, Encaustic, Abstract

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