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Central to Oehlen’s oeuvre is the innate freedom of the creative act. In this exhibition, he expresses this with a site-specific wall drawing, featuring erratic lines of various widths and weights. Continue reading Albert Oehlen
Through bold expressionist brushwork, surrealist methodology, computer-generated lines, and an acute awareness of the self-conscious act of painting, Oehlen fearlessly engages with the history of abstraction, multiplying the potential of visual codes through processes of layering and erosion. Central to his expansive oeuvre is the innate freedom of the creative act. Continue reading Albert Oehlen
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The imagery and range of techniques that Oehlen has deployed throughout his career are staggering. His canvases capture haunting interiors, mutating self-portraits, archaic and digital landscapes, cryptic fragments of language, and abstractions enlivened by myriad chromatic and stylistic variations. Continue reading Albert Oehlen
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For Oehlen, the practice of painting and its inherent unpredictability is a subject in itself. Continue reading Albert Oehlen
