
tape on linen
2007
Tape on Linen is a 2007 work by Matias Faldbakken that explores minimalist composition through the use of tape as a primary artistic material. The piece exemplifies the artist's conceptual approach to everyday materials.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art
December 3, 2025
Lot 102
More by Matias Faldbakken
Artists in conversation

Piero Manzoni
Italian · b. 1933

Manzoni similarly elevated everyday and industrial materials into conceptual artworks, challenging traditional notions of what constitutes art. His Achromes series shares the same reductive, material focused minimalism seen in Faldbakken's tape on linen.

Niele Toroni
Swiss · b. 1937

Toroni's practice of applying paint marks to canvas in systematic, conceptually governed ways parallels Faldbakken's use of tape as a primary compositional element on linen. Both artists reduce painting to its most basic material and procedural components.
Tomas Rajlich
Czech · b. 1940
Rajlich creates severely minimal works on canvas using repetitive, methodical application of simple materials, closely mirroring Faldbakken's conceptual and reductive approach to linen as a support. His work similarly questions the boundary between process, material, and finished artwork.
Start the Discussion
Request access to join the discussion