Twisting Totem Body, 1970s, Oil on Canvas

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Abstract painting on canvas entitled "Twisting Totem Body."
Against a luminous golden background, reddish-brown volumes with wood grain accents unfold, … Read more Abstract painting on canvas entitled "Twisting Totem Body."
Against a luminous golden background, reddish-brown volumes with wood grain accents unfold, assembling and disassembling in an S-shaped movement. The composition suggests a stylized anthropomorphic silhouette—head, torso, flexed limb—something between a human figure and fragmented architecture.

This work is in keeping with the geometric abstraction and constructivism of the 1970s and 1980s, with a sculptural and totemic approach reminiscent of certain trends in kinetic art and postmodernist design.

It is presented in a simple and elegant handcrafted oak frame, which highlights the depth of the warm glazes and the brilliance of the golden background. Hung at eye level and lit with raking light, the canvas reveals its full visual power and decorative intensity.

Dimensions: H101 x W76.5 cm See less