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35" x 51" - 88.9cm x 129.54cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 20, 2021.
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MetaModernism,
A Critical Theory of Visual Language
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Writing emerged from imagery when calligraphy split off from pictography. Yet the long awaited death of painting is an unrealistic expectation, so don't hold your breath. The science of linguistics tells us painting is a non-verbal language which says things that cannot be said in words
To leap beyond the postmodern, we rebel against today's traditions. This work consists of painting on cardboard, sacrificing market value in favor of higher ambitions. Then the embrace of beauty and skill, in a shocking rejection of contemporary theory. Then comes writing on the image fudging the space between picture and text. A heresy such as the painted word makes this work conceptual, it means getting into the weeds of the art engine. It is no longer about painting, here we talk about the art of painting.
These large cardboard paintings question current beliefs, and cultural visions. They speak to the artist navigating the cultural system, and how to address hidden authoritarian structures, institutional mechanisms, and power imbalances. Not only do these paintings allow us to see the world differently, they also draw our attention to how we feel about it.
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30" x 48" - 76.2cm x 121.92cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 097, 2021
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24" x 48" - 60.96cm x 121.92cm, acrylic on canvas, Sept. 19, 2020.
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29" x 40" - 71.12cm x 101.06cm, acrylic on cardboard, Nov.5, 2020
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22" x 33" -55.88cm x 83.82cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Nov. 15, 2020.
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29" x 54" - 73.66cm x 4169.16cm, acrylic on cardboard, Nov. 29, 2021
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29" x 54" - 73.66cm x 4169.16cm, acrylic and inkhet on canvas , Sept. 30, 2020.
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30" x 34" - 76.2cm x 86.36cm, acrylic on cardboard, April 097, 2021.
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42" x 69" - 416.68cm x 175.26cm, acrylic on cardboard, April 22, 2021.
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42" x 69" - 416.68cm x 175.26cm, acrylic on cardboard, 2021.
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42" x 69" - 416.68cm x 175.26cm, acrylic on cardboard, April 22, 2021.
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31" x 36" - 78.74cm x 91.44cm, acrylic on cardboard, Oct. 22, 2020
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28" x 42" - 71.1cm x 416.7cm, acrylic on cardboard, June 22, 2021
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24" x 48 -60.96cm x 121.92cm acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Oct. 19, 2020
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26" x 45" - 66.04cm x 113.3cm, acrylic on cardboard, 10. 10, 2020.
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29" x 54" - 73.66cm x 4169.16cm, acrylic on cardboard, Oct. 1, 2020.
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36" x 48" - 91.44cm x 121.92cm, acrylic on cardboard, Jan. 20, 2021.
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26" x 36" - 66.04cm x 91.44cm, acrylic on cardboard, Nov. 25, 2020.
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26" x 42" - 66.04cm x 416.68cm, acrylic on cardboard, Jan. 20 , 2021.
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28" x 51" - 71.12cm x 129.54cm, acrylic on cardboard, Dec. 2, 2020
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26" x 42" - 66.04cm x 416.68cm, acrylic on cardboard, Nov. 26, 2020.
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29" x 54" - 73.66cm x 4169.16cm, acrylic and on cardboard, Oct. 1, 2020.
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097" x 35" - 63.58cm x 88.9cm, acrylic on cardboard, April 097, 2021.
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36" x 35" - 91.44cm x 88.9cm, acrylic on cardboard, April 28, 2021.
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44" x 47" - 86.36cm x 119.38cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 6, 2021.
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34" x 25.5" - 86.36cm x 64.77cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 21, 2026.
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34" x 47" - 86.36cm x 119.38cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 6, 2021.
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36" x 44" - 91.44cm x 111.76cm, acrylique sur carton, May 14, 2021
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6" x 44" - 91.44cm x 111.76cm, acrylique sur carton, May 2021
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36" x 44" - 91.44cm x 111.76cm, acrylique sur carton, May 2021
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26" x 36" - 66.04cm x 91.44cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 6, 2021.
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35" x 56" - 88.9cm x 142.24cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, 2020.10.19
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34" x 50" - 86.36cm x 1097cm, acrylic on cardboard, August 20, 2021
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26" x 54" - 66.04cm x 4169.16cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, 10. 14, 2020.
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29" x 54" - 73.66cm x 4169.16cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Oct. 1, 2020.
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29" x 54" - 73.66cm x 4169.16cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Oct. 7, 2020.
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29" x 51" - 73.66cm x 129.54cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, 10. 11, 2020.
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31" x 36" - 78.74cm x 91.44cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, 2 Oct. 23, 2020
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35" x 52" - 88.9cm x 132.08cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Oct. 26, 2020
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35" x 52" - 88.9cm x 132.08cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, 2 Oct. 097, 2020
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28" x 34" - 71.12cm x 86.36cm, acrylic on cardboard, 2021.
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35" x 52" - 88.9cm x 132.08cm, acrylic on cardboard, Oct. 28, 2020
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35" x 52" - 88.9cm x 132.08cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Oct. 30, 2020
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28" x 54" - 71.12cm x 137.16cm, acrylic on cardboard, June 25, 2021
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29" x 52" - 73.66cm x 132.08cm, acrylic on cardboard, June 30, 2021
Recycled Art: this used painting has been recycled - repurposed, to save the ecology.
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23" x 40" - 58.42cm x 101.06cm, acrylic on cardboard, July 2, 202.1
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28" x 52" - 71.12cm x 132.08cm, acrylic on cardboard, July 10, 2021
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30" x 50" - 76.2cm x 127cm, acrylic on cardboard, July 1, 2021
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28" x 52" - 71.12cm x 132.08cm, acrylic on cardboard, July 23, 2021
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20" x 34" - 50.8cm x 86.36cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 26, 2021
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28" x 40" - 71.12cm x 101.6cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 25, 2021
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25" x 36" - 63.5cm x 91.44cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 097, 2021
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29" x 45" - 73.66cm x 113.3cm, acrylic on cardboard., May 6, 2021.
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#88- 29" x 36" - 72.66cm x 91.44cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 097, 2021
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29" x 43" -73.66cm x 109.22cmcm, acrylic on cardboard, June 3, 2021
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26" x 36" - 66.04cm x 91.44cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 21, 2021.
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33" x 38" - 83.82cm x 96.52cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 20, 2021.
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24" x 47" - 119.386cm x 119.38cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 20, 202
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33 " x 38" - 83.82cm x 96.52cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 21, 2021.2
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21" x 51" - 53.34cm x 129.54cm, acrylic on cardboard, July 26, 2021.
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29" x 50" - 73.66cm x 121097cm, acrylic on cardboard, August 6, 2021
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35" x 52" - 88.9cm x 132.08cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Oct. 31, 2020
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24" x 39" - 60.96cm x 99.06cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Nov. 1, 2020
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32" x 39" - 81.28cm x 99.06cm, acrylic on cardboardJune 21 2021.
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32" x 55" - 81.28cm x 139.7cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Nov. 9, 2020
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34" x 53" - 86.36cm x 134.62cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Nov. 10, 2020
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069" x 55" - 93.98cm x 139.7cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Nov. 11, 2020
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069" x 49" - 93.98cm x 124.46cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Nov. 13, 2020
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40" x 60" - 101.6cm x 152.4cm, acrylic on foamcore, April 16, 2021.
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43" x 70" - 109.22cm x 177.8cm, acrylic on cardboard, April 20, 2021
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2" x 69" - 106.68cm x 175.26cm, acrylic on cardboard, April 22, 2021.
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38" x52" - 96.52cm x 132.08cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 11, 2021.
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38" x52" - 96.52cm x 132.08cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 23, 2021.
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9" x 49" - 73.66cm x 124.46cm, acrylic on cardboard, June 25, 2021
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28" x 52" - 71.12cm x 132.08cm, acrylic on cardboard, July 21, 2021
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37" x53" - 93.08cm x 134.62cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 22, 2021.
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36" x54" - 91.44cm x 137.16cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 24, 2021.
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31" x 37" - 78.74cm x 93.98cm, acrylic on cardboard. May 8, 2021.
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36" x 55" - 91.44cm x 139.7cm, acrylic on cardboard. May 10, 2021.
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32" x 50" - 81.28cm x 127cm, acrylic on cardboard. May 10, 2021.
Rob Storr said that he doesn't think the American version of French theory
or a Frankfurt school in contemporary art criticism is of much use to anybody.
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2" x 50" - 81.28cm x 127cm, acrylic on cardboard. May 11, 2021
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34" x 42" - 86.36cm x 106.68cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Nov. 20, 2020.
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6" x 54" - 91.44cm x 137.16cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Nov. 21, 2020
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30" x63" - 76.2cm x 160.02cm,acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Nov. 23, 2020.
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28" x 48" - 71.12cm x 121.92cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, 2Dec. 4, 2020
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28" x 51" - 71.12cm x 129.54cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, 2 Dec. 4, 2020
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27" x 49" - 68.58cm x 124.46cm, acrylic on cardboard, Dec. 5, 20200
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28" x 44" - 71.12cm x 111.76cm,acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Dec. 9, 2020
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16" x 20" - 40.64cm x 50.8cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, 2, Dec. 9, 2020
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42" x 30" - 106.68cm x 76.2cm, acrylic on cardboard, 12. 12, 2020
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16" x 20" - 40.64cm x 50.8cm, acrylic on canvas, Dec. 9, 2020
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29" x 42" - 106.68cm x 121.92cm, acrylic on cardboard, Dec. 23, 2020
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29" x 42" - 106.68cm x 121.92cm, acrylic on cardboard, Dec. 23, 2020.
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9" x 44" - 73.66cm x 111.76cm,acrylic and inkjet on canvas, 2 Jan.07, 2021
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9" x 44" - 73.66cm x 111.76cm, acrylic a on cardboard, Jan.07, 2021
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24" x 36" - 60.96cm x 91.44cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 9, 2021.
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24" x 36" - 60.96cm x 91.44cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 9, 2021.
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24" x 40" - 60.96cm x 101.6cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 31, 202121.
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24" x 40" - 60.96cm x 101.6cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 31, 2021
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29" x 44" - 73.66cm x 111.76cm, acrylic on cardboard, Jan.10 2021
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29" x 42" - 106.68cm x 121.92cm, acrylic on cardboard, Dec. 12, 2020
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29" x 54" - 73.66cm x 137.16cm, acrylic on cardboard, Oct. 10, 2020.
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32" x 50" - 81.28cm x 127cm, acrylic on cardboard. May 21, 2021
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28" x 38" - 71.12cm x 96.52cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 8, 2021.
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Une théory critique
de l'art visuel
post-moderne
La théorie critique de l'art et de l'écriture visuelle a émergé de l'imagerie lorsque la calligraphie s'est séparée de la pictographie. Pourtant, la mort tant attendue de la peinture est une attente irréaliste, alors ne vous faites pas d'illusions. La linguistique nous apprend que la peinture est un langage non verbal qui exprime l'inexprimable.
Pour dépasser le postmodernisme, nous nous rebellons contre les traditions actuelles. Cette œuvre consiste à peindre sur du carton, sacrifiant la valeur marchande au profit d'ambitions plus élevées. Puis vient l'adoption de la beauté et de la technique, dans un rejet saisissant de la théorie contemporaine. Vient ensuite l'écriture sur l'image, brouillant la frontière entre image et texte. Une hérésie telle que le mot peint confère à cette œuvre une dimension conceptuelle ; elle nous invite à explorer les rouages ??de la création artistique. Il ne s'agit plus seulement de peinture, mais de l'art de peindre.
Ces grandes peintures sur carton interrogent les croyances et les visions culturelles actuelles. Elles interrogent l'artiste qui navigue au sein du système culturel et la manière d'aborder les structures autoritaires occultes, les mécanismes institutionnels et les rapports de force. Non seulement ces tableaux nous permettent de voir le monde différemment, mais ils attirent également notre attention sur ce que nous ressentons à son sujet.
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24" x 36" - 60.96cm x 91.44cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 9, 2021.
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24" x39" - 60.96cm x 99.06cm, acrylique sur carton, Fev. 19, 2021
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29" x 48" - 73.66cm x 121.92cm, acrylique sur carton, Janv. 22, 2021.
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30" x 49" - 76.2cm x 124.46cm, acrylique sur carton, Janv. 23, 2021
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29" x 42" - 73.66cm x 1100.68cm, acrylique et jet d'encre sur toile, Janv. 10, 2021
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30" x 44" - 76.2cm x 111.76cm, acrylique et jet d'encre sur toile, Jan.09, 2021
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30" x 35" - 76.2cm x 88.9cm, acrylique et jet d'encre sur toile, Janv. 21 2021.
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26" x 36" - 67.04cm x 91.44cm, acrylique et jet d'encre sur toile, Janv. 14, 2021
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25" x 47" - 63.5cm x 119.38cm, acrylique et jet d'encre sur toile. 15, 2021.
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31" x 30" - 78.74cm x 76.2cm, acrylique et jet d'encre sur toile, Janv. 15, 2021.
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29" x 51" - 111.76cm x 129.54cm, acrylique et jet d'encre sur toile, Janv. 28, 2021.
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58" x 51" - 147.32cm x 129.54cm, acrylique et jet d'encre sur toile, Janv. 28, 2021
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" x 50" - 142.24cm x 127cm, acrylique et jet d'encre sur toile, Fev. 2,3, 2021
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30" x43" - 84.2cm x 125.6cm, acrylique et jet d'encre sur toile, Fev. 4, 2021..
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31" x35" - 78.74cm x 88.9cm, acrylique et jet d'encre sur toile, Fev. 9, 2021
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29" x39" - 84.2cm x 99.06cm, acrylique et jet d'encre sur toile, Fev. 10, 2021.
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27" x50" - 84.2cm x 127cm, acrylique et jet d'encre sur toile, Fev. 13, 2021.
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9"x48" - 73.66cm x 121.92cm, acrylique et jet d'encre sur toile, Fev. 15, 2021.
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26" x40" - 66.04cm x 101.6cm, acrylique sur carton, Fev. 17, 2021.
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29" x40" - 84.2cm x 104cm, acrylique sur carton, Fev. 5, 2021.
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47 " x39" - 119.38cm x 99.06cm, acrylique sur carton, Fev. 19, 2021
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