KUDDITJI KNGWARREYE C/-1928-2017, ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING - KUDDJIJI - CONTEMPORARY

A STRIKING ABSTRACT COMPOSITION EXECUTED IN OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST KUDDJIJI. THIS WORK DEMONSTRATES CONFIDENT GESTURAL ABSTRACTION WITH A BOLD GEOMETRIC STRUCTURE DIVIDING THE COMPOSITION INTO FOUR DISTINCT HORIZONTAL REGISTERS.

COMPOSITION AND TECHNIQUE:
THE PAINTING EMPLOYS A SOPHISTICATED COLOUR PALETTE DOMINATED BY WARM REDS, ORANGES, AND YELLOWS, PUNCTUATED BY COOLER TONES OF DEEP PURPLE AND NAVY BLUE. THE ARTIST HAS UTILISED THICK IMPASTO APPLICATION AND VIGOROUS BRUSHWORK TO CREATE DYNAMIC SURFACE TEXTURE THROUGHOUT. THE COMPOSITION IS ORGANISED BY STRONG HORIZONTAL DIVISIONS, CREATING A GRID-LIKE STRUCTURE THAT ANCHORS THE OTHERWISE EXPRESSIVE GESTURAL MARKS. WITHIN EACH REGISTER, THE ARTIST HAS LAYERED TRANSLUCENT AND OPAQUE PASSAGES, CREATING DEPTH AND VISUAL COMPLEXITY. THE UPPER SECTIONS FEATURE MORE FIGURATIVE SUGGESTIONS—SEATED FORMS RENDERED IN GOLDEN OCHRE AGAINST DEEP CRIMSON GROUNDS—WHILE THE LOWER REGISTERS DISSOLVE INTO PURE ABSTRACTION WITH SWEEPING DIRECTIONAL MARKS AND COLOUR FIELD PASSAGES.

MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION:
- SUPPORT: CANVAS BOARD MOUNTED ON WOODEN STRETCHER FRAME
- FRAME: BLACK-FINISHED TIMBER WITH NATURAL TIMBER CROSS-BRACE SUPPORT
- MEDIUM: OIL PAINT, APPLIED WITH PALETTE KNIFE AND BRUSH
- SURFACE: MATTE FINISH WITH VISIBLE BRUSHWORK TEXTURE

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 60 CM
- WIDTH: 60 CM
- DEPTH: APPROXIMATELY 3 CM (INCLUDING FRAME DEPTH)

CONDITION: THE CANVAS SURFACE IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH STABLE PAINT LAYERS AND NO TEARS OR PUNCTURES. MINOR SURFACE DUST AND HANDLING MARKS ARE CONSISTENT WITH STUDIO PRACTICE AND STORAGE. THE BLACK TIMBER FRAME SHOWS MINOR WEAR TO THE FINISH FROM HANDLING, BUT REMAINS STRUCTURALLY SOUND. THE WORK HAS NOT BEEN PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED OR RESTORED.

ATTRIBUTION: SIGNED BY THE ARTIST KUDDJIJI ON THE CANVAS VERSO. NO ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION OR PROVENANCE INFORMATION ACCOMPANIES THIS LOT.

THIS WORK EXEMPLIFIES CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM WITH ITS EMPHASIS ON GESTURE, COLOUR RELATIONSHIPS, AND THE EXPRESSIVE POTENTIAL OF PAINT AS MATERIAL. THE TENSION BETWEEN GEOMETRIC STRUCTURE AND GESTURAL FREEDOM CREATES A VISUALLY ENGAGING COMPOSITION THAT REWARDS SUSTAINED VIEWING.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293540+28

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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