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Magnus Plessen — Garten 1
Magnus Plessen

Garten 1

Magnus Plessen's *Garten 1* is a striking work that combines tape and oil on canvas, blurring the boundaries between painterly gesture and structural intervention. The interplay of adhesive tape and fluid oil paint creates a tension between rigid geometry and organic form, evoking the ordered yet unpredictable nature of a garden. Plessen's restrained palette and fragmented figuration invite the viewer to navigate the composition as one might move through a carefully tended yet quietly mysterious landscape.

Medium
tape, oil on canvas

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 30, 2015

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Magnus Plessen, Garten 1

Magnus Plessen's *Garten 1* is a striking work that combines tape and oil on canvas, blurring the boundaries between painterly gesture and structural intervention. The interplay of adhesive tape and fluid oil paint creates a tension between rigid geometry and organic form, evoking the ordered yet unpredictable nature of a garden. Plessen's restrained palette and fragmented figuration invite the viewer to navigate the composition as one might move through a carefully tended yet quietly mysterious landscape.

Medium
tape, oil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

German Artist, Figurative Painting, Oil And Tape On Canvas, Muted Palette, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Garden Scene, Large Format Painting, Contemporary Artist, 21st Century, Abstract Figurative, Tape On Canvas, Early 21st Century, Neo-Expressionism, Oil on Canvas, Tape And Oil, Fragmented Forms

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