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Art Basel Miami Beach Painting

Peter Vahlefeld

Germany

Painting, Oil on Canvas

Size: 104.3 W x 49.2 H x 2 D in

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Originally listed for $18,550

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Acrylic, acrylic based medium, UV protection, oil, lacquer, fabrics, and pigment prints (collage) on canvas, 3 panels. Peter Vahlefeld’s work is so specifically fucked-up, visually insolent and mesmerizing that as it puts us off, it also pulls us in — especially when one realizes that an ordinary art fair advertisement is the basis for the artwork. The original printed matter has been overpainted, digitalized and reworked on the computer. Parts of it have been printed out and mounted on canvas. The overpainting serves as an underpainting that loops behind expressionist brushwork. Unlike on the computer, where the functional logic is based on described rules, the material on canvas becomes the topic as a sequence of actions — taking on an almost sculptural character. The artwork reminds us that no matter how modern and civilized we are, art can still be raw, primitive and talismanic. It’s like listening to Jimi Hendrix’s traffic lights turning blue on Sundays.

DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Multi-paneled Painting:

Oil on Canvas

Original:

One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

104.3 W x 49.2 H x 2 D in

Number of Panels:

3

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Peter Vahlefeld's visceral artworks combine a rigorous, process-based practice, continually rethinking the possibilities of painting. The act and idea of »building« the paintings encapsulates his multi-tiered approach to each piece that unfold in an intricate, unpredictable interaction of layers and excess—a constant juggling of paint, prints, fabrics, and effect to enhance the capacity of the surface. Using references to a broad array of sources, including art history, literature, and pop culture, he creates paintings that alternate between flat experience and dimensionality. Perfectly poised between European and American traditions (Art Informel, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art), they draw their actuality from the collision between the visual codes of mass media and the subjective traces of painterly expression and combine complexity into a visual richness that is neither figurative nor abstract. Peter Vahlefeld has participated in a variety of solo exhibitions, art fairs, and venues such as Neumeister Fine Art Auctioneers (Munich), Sotheby's (Vienna), Fritz Hansen (Denmark) and Allianz Art Collection. His work can be found in private and corporate collections throughout Europe, the United States and Asia. Peter Vahlefeld was featured on the German television channel ZDF, and currently works in Berlin and Munich.

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