Dan Colen - Contemporary Art Day Sale New York Friday, November 14, 2014 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Gagosian Gallery, New York

  • Artist Biography

    Dan Colen

    American • 1979

    American artist Dan Colen has spent most of his career asking himself questions about the editorial decisions artists have to make when creating a scene from scratch on canvas. In his early work, Colen painted mundane interiors punctuated with fantastical elements. This manifested as part of a growing curiosity in the ethereal or divine intervention.

    Colen subsequently stepped away from paint as material and started using found objects as mediums with which to paint. Among these, Colen has used chewing gum, street trash, confetti, feathers, flowers and dirt. This methodology allows Colen to abandon control and create in a more free-form, subconscious manner.

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256

Blow-Up God (8)

2011
ink on paper
15 5/8 x 12 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. (39.7 x 32.7 x 3.2 cm)
Signed, titled, annotated and dated "D.C.0469 Dan Colen 2011 Blow Up God" on the reverse of the frame; further numbered "DC469" on the reverse.

Estimate
$15,000 - 20,000 

Sold for $12,500

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Kate Bryan
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New York
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Contemporary Art Day Sale

New York Auction 14 November 2014 11am