Signed Contemporary Artist’s Shirt and Paint Tube Mixed Media Assemblage

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A striking contemporary mixed media assemblage featuring a paint covered artist’s shirt surrounded by an arrangement of paint tubes against … Read more A striking contemporary mixed media assemblage featuring a paint covered artist’s shirt surrounded by an arrangement of paint tubes against a deep blue ground. Presented within a simple white frame, this substantial, nearly square composition transforms familiar studio materials into a richly textured wall artwork.

The centrally positioned shirt retains its collar, buttons, breast pocket, and naturally gathered folds, giving the work a sculptural presence. Layers of white, red, orange, yellow, green, and blue paint cover the fabric, with scattered marks and thicker deposits emphasizing its creases and surface texture.

Around the perimeter, paint tubes of varying sizes form a colorful border, their nozzles directed inward toward the garment. Raised trails of pigment extend from many of the openings, connecting the surrounding materials visually with the central shirt. The deep blue background provides a strong contrast to the pale fabric and brightly colored paint.

Combining painting, collage, and three dimensional assemblage, the composition evokes the atmosphere of an artist’s studio and makes the materials of artistic production its subject. Its accumulation of everyday objects recalls the assemblage aesthetic associated with Arman, although the work is not attributed to him.

Signed in black on the blue ground beside the lower left sleeve. The signature has not been deciphered, and the artist remains unidentified. See less