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Rob Pruitt — Suicide Painting XXV
Rob Pruitt

Suicide Painting XXV

2014

Rob Pruitt's *Suicide Painting XXV* is an acrylic work on linen that confronts themes of mortality and emotional vulnerability with the artist's characteristic blend of pop sensibility and raw, unsettling directness. The piece belongs to Pruitt's provocative series that juxtaposes the aesthetics of decorative painting with deeply personal and culturally charged subject matter. Through his use of bold color and gestural mark-making on the tactile surface of linen, Pruitt creates a tension between visual allure and psychological weight.

Medium
acrylic on linen

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 17, 2017

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Rob Pruitt, Suicide Painting XXV, 2014

Rob Pruitt's *Suicide Painting XXV* is an acrylic work on linen that confronts themes of mortality and emotional vulnerability with the artist's characteristic blend of pop sensibility and raw, unsettling directness. The piece belongs to Pruitt's provocative series that juxtaposes the aesthetics of decorative painting with deeply personal and culturally charged subject matter. Through his use of bold color and gestural mark-making on the tactile surface of linen, Pruitt creates a tension between visual allure and psychological weight.

Medium
acrylic on linen
Year
2014
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Series Work, Figurative Painting, Figurative Abstraction, Muted Palette, Male Artist, Dark Themes, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, Acrylic On Linen, American Artist, 21st Century, Provocative Art, Contemporary Art, Dark Subject Matter, Established Artist, Somber Mood

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