Albert Oehlen - Contemporary Artists

Peon

Albert Oehlen, Peon The Saatchi Gallery
 

Albert Oehlen

Peon

1996, Oil on Canvas

191.5 x 191.5cm

Albert Oehlen approaches painting with the uncontrollability of Tourette's syndrome. Chaotic and visually overloaded, Peon exudes an earnest conviction undermined by its own frantic expression. Elements of composition and style undulate with individual promise. Together, they are mutually rejective compounds violently clamouring for attention. Albert Oehlen presents an image of breakdown: painting in its most agitated state, clawing for meaning and reason.
 
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