About this lot
Description
§ § Katrin Fridriks (Icelandic 1974-)
Flying Awareness 2
signed, titled and dated 2014 to the reverse
acrylic on box canvas
100 x 100 x 10.5cm
Provenance:
With The Lazarides Gallery, London
Footnote:
One of Iceland’s foremost contemporary artists, Katrin Fridriks has gained international acclaim for her furious and explosive abstract expressionist works, which draw influence from the rugged, and often contradictory, landscape of her native country.
Discussing the influence of Iceland’s landscape upon her works, Fridriks has commented: “Most of the aesthetic in my painting originates there: rivers looking like veins from above, unpredictable geysers, melting glaciers, and molten lava. My painting is strongly connected with these natural phenomena, both technically and mentally.” Juxtaposing blacks and whites against vibrant eddies and striations of molten reds, rich purples, and acidic yellows, Fridriks’ works demonstrate why Iceland is popularly known as The Land of Fire and Ice.
Drawing upon a broad spectrum of artistic practices, including graffiti, calligraphy and pop art, Fridriks’ hyperkinetic works have been the subject of several solo exhibitions and are held in permanent collections throughout Europe.
Condition report:
Canvas is stretched over a box support, which is approximately 10.5cm in depth. There are small pinprick sized craters throughout, some of which have are surrounded by small cracks, they are most evident in the upper yellow passage of paint. The lower left hand side, where the medium has been thickly applied, shows some deep cracks, though these do not detract from the overall impression. Please see additional images.
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