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Nick Doyle — Brick (horizon)
Nick Doyle — Brick (horizon)
Nick Doyle — Brick (horizon)
Nick Doyle — Brick (horizon)
Nick Doyle

Brick (horizon)

2026

A rectangular panel presents a field of bleached denim mounted flat against a neutral ground, its surface alive with subtle variations of tone and texture. The work embodies a horizon line implicit in its horizontal orientation, though rendered entirely through the weathered, faded blue of the fabric itself, which reads as a monochromatic landscape stripped of representational detail. Doyle's treatment of ordinary denim, a material freighted with working class and American cultural associations, transforms the mundane into contemplative abstraction. The piece exemplifies the artist's ongoing investigation of sculptural possibilities within humble textiles, where material becomes both subject and metaphor. Minimal in gesture yet rich in material presence, the work invites extended looking at the subtle gradations and wear patterns that emerge across the bleached surface.

Medium
Bleached denim on panel
Overall

Notes

From Galerie Perrotin's solo show "Collective Hallucinations" by Nick Doyle at Perrotin New York, April 24 – May 30, 2026. Inquiries: cecileattal@perrotin.com.

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Nick Doyle, Brick (horizon), 2026

A rectangular panel presents a field of bleached denim mounted flat against a neutral ground, its surface alive with subtle variations of tone and texture. The work embodies a horizon line implicit in its horizontal orientation, though rendered entirely through the weathered, faded blue of the fabric itself, which reads as a monochromatic landscape stripped of representational detail. Doyle's treatment of ordinary denim, a material freighted with working class and American cultural associations, transforms the mundane into contemplative abstraction. The piece exemplifies the artist's ongoing investigation of sculptural possibilities within humble textiles, where material becomes both subject and metaphor. Minimal in gesture yet rich in material presence, the work invites extended looking at the subtle gradations and wear patterns that emerge across the bleached surface.

Medium
Bleached denim on panel
Dimensions
overall: 20.3 x 40.6 cm
Year
2026
Seen at
Galerie Perrotin, Paris, France

Related themes

Horizon, Americana, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Landscape, Surface Texture, American Artist, Denim Sculpture, Contemporary Sculpture, Working Class, Material Culture, Contemporary Art, Monochromatic, Textile Art, Blue Palette, Abstract, Sculptural Panel, Found Materials, Minimalism, Wall Installation

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