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KATHARINA GROSSE (b. 1961)

 
Katharine Grosse's Untitled of 2016 extends our appreciation of an artist who brings the same energy, boldness, and disregard for convention seen in her monumental architectural installations to the traditional medium of paint on canvas. The color explodes, lifted from a complex, richly layered surface of poured applications of paint that run, drizzle, or splatter, radiant transparent veils, and overlapping straps of color misted to create soft gradient transitions. The result is a fascinating impression of spatial depth and three-dimensionality. But it is also a tour de force that reveals Grosse's brilliance in blending chaos and control, spontaneity, and intention. Her range of techniques creates a compelling dialogue between the accidental and the deliberate, a hallmark of her unique style. Katharine Grosse's Untitled of 2016 extends our appreciation of an artist who brings the same energy, boldness, and disregard for convention seen in her monumental architectural installations to the traditional medium of paint on canvas. The color explodes, lifted from a complex, richly layered surface of poured applications of paint that run, drizzle, or splatter, radiant transparent veils, and overlapping straps of color misted to create soft gradient transitions. The result is a fascinating impression of spatial depth and three-dimensionality. But it is also a tour de force that reveals Grosse's brilliance in blending chaos and control, spontaneity, and intention. Her range of techniques creates a compelling dialogue between the accidental and the deliberate, a hallmark of her unique style. Katharine Grosse's Untitled of 2016 extends our appreciation of an artist who brings the same energy, boldness, and disregard for convention seen in her monumental architectural installations to the traditional medium of paint on canvas. The color explodes, lifted from a complex, richly layered surface of poured applications of paint that run, drizzle, or splatter, radiant transparent veils, and overlapping straps of color misted to create soft gradient transitions. The result is a fascinating impression of spatial depth and three-dimensionality. But it is also a tour de force that reveals Grosse's brilliance in blending chaos and control, spontaneity, and intention. Her range of techniques creates a compelling dialogue between the accidental and the deliberate, a hallmark of her unique style. Katharine Grosse's Untitled of 2016 extends our appreciation of an artist who brings the same energy, boldness, and disregard for convention seen in her monumental architectural installations to the traditional medium of paint on canvas. The color explodes, lifted from a complex, richly layered surface of poured applications of paint that run, drizzle, or splatter, radiant transparent veils, and overlapping straps of color misted to create soft gradient transitions. The result is a fascinating impression of spatial depth and three-dimensionality. But it is also a tour de force that reveals Grosse's brilliance in blending chaos and control, spontaneity, and intention. Her range of techniques creates a compelling dialogue between the accidental and the deliberate, a hallmark of her unique style. Katharine Grosse's Untitled of 2016 extends our appreciation of an artist who brings the same energy, boldness, and disregard for convention seen in her monumental architectural installations to the traditional medium of paint on canvas. The color explodes, lifted from a complex, richly layered surface of poured applications of paint that run, drizzle, or splatter, radiant transparent veils, and overlapping straps of color misted to create soft gradient transitions. The result is a fascinating impression of spatial depth and three-dimensionality. But it is also a tour de force that reveals Grosse's brilliance in blending chaos and control, spontaneity, and intention. Her range of techniques creates a compelling dialogue between the accidental and the deliberate, a hallmark of her unique style. Katharine Grosse's Untitled of 2016 extends our appreciation of an artist who brings the same energy, boldness, and disregard for convention seen in her monumental architectural installations to the traditional medium of paint on canvas. The color explodes, lifted from a complex, richly layered surface of poured applications of paint that run, drizzle, or splatter, radiant transparent veils, and overlapping straps of color misted to create soft gradient transitions. The result is a fascinating impression of spatial depth and three-dimensionality. But it is also a tour de force that reveals Grosse's brilliance in blending chaos and control, spontaneity, and intention. Her range of techniques creates a compelling dialogue between the accidental and the deliberate, a hallmark of her unique style. Katharine Grosse's Untitled of 2016 extends our appreciation of an artist who brings the same energy, boldness, and disregard for convention seen in her monumental architectural installations to the traditional medium of paint on canvas. The color explodes, lifted from a complex, richly layered surface of poured applications of paint that run, drizzle, or splatter, radiant transparent veils, and overlapping straps of color misted to create soft gradient transitions. The result is a fascinating impression of spatial depth and three-dimensionality. But it is also a tour de force that reveals Grosse's brilliance in blending chaos and control, spontaneity, and intention. Her range of techniques creates a compelling dialogue between the accidental and the deliberate, a hallmark of her unique style. Katharine Grosse's Untitled of 2016 extends our appreciation of an artist who brings the same energy, boldness, and disregard for convention seen in her monumental architectural installations to the traditional medium of paint on canvas. The color explodes, lifted from a complex, richly layered surface of poured applications of paint that run, drizzle, or splatter, radiant transparent veils, and overlapping straps of color misted to create soft gradient transitions. The result is a fascinating impression of spatial depth and three-dimensionality. But it is also a tour de force that reveals Grosse's brilliance in blending chaos and control, spontaneity, and intention. Her range of techniques creates a compelling dialogue between the accidental and the deliberate, a hallmark of her unique style. Katharine Grosse's Untitled of 2016 extends our appreciation of an artist who brings the same energy, boldness, and disregard for convention seen in her monumental architectural installations to the traditional medium of paint on canvas. The color explodes, lifted from a complex, richly layered surface of poured applications of paint that run, drizzle, or splatter, radiant transparent veils, and overlapping straps of color misted to create soft gradient transitions. The result is a fascinating impression of spatial depth and three-dimensionality. But it is also a tour de force that reveals Grosse's brilliance in blending chaos and control, spontaneity, and intention. Her range of techniques creates a compelling dialogue between the accidental and the deliberate, a hallmark of her unique style. Katharine Grosse's Untitled of 2016 extends our appreciation of an artist who brings the same energy, boldness, and disregard for convention seen in her monumental architectural installations to the traditional medium of paint on canvas. The color explodes, lifted from a complex, richly layered surface of poured applications of paint that run, drizzle, or splatter, radiant transparent veils, and overlapping straps of color misted to create soft gradient transitions. The result is a fascinating impression of spatial depth and three-dimensionality. But it is also a tour de force that reveals Grosse's brilliance in blending chaos and control, spontaneity, and intention. Her range of techniques creates a compelling dialogue between the accidental and the deliberate, a hallmark of her unique style.
Untitled2016118 x 78 3/4 in.(304.8 x 198.12 cm) acrylic on canvas
Provenance
König Galerie
Nannestad Fine Art Services
Private Collection, Miami, Florida
Exhibition
Kunstmuseum Schloss Derneburg, Hall Art Foundation, Katharina Grosse: Berlin kommt nach Niedersachsen, September 6, 2020 - August 22, 2021
Katharine Grosse's Untitled of 2016 extends our appreciation of an artist who brings the same energy, boldness, and disregard for convention seen in her monumental architectural installations to the traditional medium of paint on canvas. The color explodes, lifted from a complex, richly layered surface of poured applications of paint that run, drizzle, or splatter, radiant transparent veils, and overlapping straps of color misted to create soft gradient transitions. The result is a fascinating impression of spatial depth and three-dimensionality. But it is also a tour de force that reveals Grosse's brilliance in blending chaos and control, spontaneity, and intention. Her range of techniques creates a compelling dialogue between the accidental and the deliberate, a hallmark of her unique style.
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