Herm 2
2016
Medium
oil on canvas on plywood
Measurements
96.2 × 38.7 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation Patrons, 2016
© Sascha Braunig
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Painted in luminous colours, the dreamlike scenes of Sascha Braunig’s works are informed by the legacies of Op art and Surrealism with their graphic lines and otherworldly figures. The works Monad, Saccades and Troll use the conventions of portraiture as a starting point for the creation of strange, humanoid figures the artist refers to as ‘Ur-characters’ or ‘blanks’. Herm 2 features owing folds of pink and brown that loosely suggest the form of a human body. Braunig paints from observation of small models, which she fashions from clay, sometimes drapes with cloth and sequins and then illuminates with dramatically coloured lighting.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Portland, Maine, United States
Inscription
inscribed in pencil on reverse l.l.: Notes: / oil paint w/wax medium / (dot) (in a rectangle bisected by two horizontal lines) (upward arrow) Guerra urethane / gesso
inscribed in pencil on reverse l.c.: 2016 / SASCHA BRAUNIG
Accession Number
2016.693
Department
Contemporary Art
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art
Subjects (specific)
anthropomorphic curves (geometric figures) figure-derived form attributes pink (colour) repetition (artistic concept) simplicity (artistic concept)
Movements
Contemporary (style of art)