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William Anastasi — Pocket Drawing
William Anastasi

Pocket Drawing

William Anastasi's *Pocket Drawing* exemplifies the artist's pioneering exploration of chance and the unconscious in mark-making. Created by placing paper and a drawing instrument in his pocket, Anastasi allowed the natural movements of his body during everyday activity to generate the work's gestural lines and forms. The resulting composition blurs the boundary between intentional artistic creation and the unmediated recording of physical experience.

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

November 12, 2013

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William Anastasi, Pocket Drawing

William Anastasi's *Pocket Drawing* exemplifies the artist's pioneering exploration of chance and the unconscious in mark-making. Created by placing paper and a drawing instrument in his pocket, Anastasi allowed the natural movements of his body during everyday activity to generate the work's gestural lines and forms. The resulting composition blurs the boundary between intentional artistic creation and the unmediated recording of physical experience.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Conceptual, Minimalist, Pen On Paper, American, Experimental, Gestural, Drawing, Abstract, Contemporary

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