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Stephen G. Rhodes — Empty Portrait
Stephen G. Rhodes

Empty Portrait

Empty Portrait by Stephen G. Rhodes is a multi-panel work combining oil and acrylic paint with photo collage on canvas, creating a layered interplay between photographic imagery and painterly gestures. The three-part composition invites questions about representation and absence, as the collision of mediums disrupts any singular or stable image of a subject. Rhodes uses this fragmented structure to explore the tension between documentation and erasure, leaving the "portrait" perpetually incomplete.

Medium
oil, acrylic, photo collage on canvas, in 3 parts

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Under the Influence

September 19, 2013

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Stephen G. Rhodes, Empty Portrait

Empty Portrait by Stephen G. Rhodes is a multi-panel work combining oil and acrylic paint with photo collage on canvas, creating a layered interplay between photographic imagery and painterly gestures. The three-part composition invites questions about representation and absence, as the collision of mediums disrupts any singular or stable image of a subject. Rhodes uses this fragmented structure to explore the tension between documentation and erasure, leaving the "portrait" perpetually incomplete.

Medium
oil, acrylic, photo collage on canvas, in 3 parts
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Bold, American, Layered, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Collage, Canvas, Portrait, Abstract, Contemporary

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