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Wangechi Mutu — Mellow Yellow
Wangechi Mutu

Mellow Yellow

2004

"Mellow Yellow" by Wangechi Mutu is a richly layered work combining ink, paint, and paper collage on Mylar, showcasing the artist's signature blending of organic and fantastical forms. Mutu constructs a luminous, fragmented figure that merges the human body with natural and synthetic elements, creating a powerful meditation on identity, femininity, and transformation. The translucent Mylar ground lends the composition an ethereal quality, allowing light to interact with the surface and intensifying the work's vivid, otherworldly presence.

Medium
ink, paint and paper collage on Mylar

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 26, 2018

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Wangechi Mutu, Mellow Yellow, 2004

"Mellow Yellow" by Wangechi Mutu is a richly layered work combining ink, paint, and paper collage on Mylar, showcasing the artist's signature blending of organic and fantastical forms. Mutu constructs a luminous, fragmented figure that merges the human body with natural and synthetic elements, creating a powerful meditation on identity, femininity, and transformation. The translucent Mylar ground lends the composition an ethereal quality, allowing light to interact with the surface and intensifying the work's vivid, otherworldly presence.

Medium
ink, paint and paper collage on Mylar
Year
2004
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Dreamlike Mood, Kenyan Artist, Mixed Media, Afrofuturism, Collage, Contemporary Artist, Figurative Art, 21st Century, Paper Collage, Mylar Support, Female Artist, Warm Tones

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