Rudolf Stingel is one of the most interesting artists of the last decades. His works are imbued with a thorough knowledge of art history and a sophisticated irony on taste and art. His oeuvre radically challenges the limits given to art, in particular to painting, and re-evaluates its possibilities. As Francesco Bonami put it, Stingel’s work "redefine what painting can be, what it has been, and what it is".
Rudolf Stingel's oil on canvas work exemplifies his ability to blur the boundaries between painting, concept, and material experience. Rooted in a deep understanding of art history, Stingel employs a sophisticated irony that questions conventional notions of taste and artistic value. His paintings challenge and expand the very definition of the medium, redefining what painting can be, what it has been, and what it continues to become.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
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- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Evening Sale
February 10, 2014
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styrofoam, 4 panels
“Zen is about acceptance, right?” Mr. Stingel said. “So that’s the way it is. I do sit and look at him sometimes — we have a meaningful relationship. You can’t get over it. You just live with it.” - Rudolph Stingel
The radicalness of Stingel’s Cellotex panels is often underestimated. While rejecting any suggestion of being a social, political or conceptual gesture, these works may be some of the most open and brave moments in recent contemporary art production. As with his provocative instruction book on how to make his paintings, Stingel once again gives himself and his work, in their totality, to the public and the viewer. He invites the viewer inside the surface of his work, and allows anyone to make a 'contribution' to it. The critical voice of the viewer becomes part of the work. Like magnetic tape, the artist records the viewer’s reaction to his work – not simply verbally, but physically.
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