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Untitled (Dark and Stormy), 2015 Gouache on Lanaquarelle paper collage, torn and pasted on plywood 91.50 x 63.5 x 4.5 in (232.41 x 161.29 x 11.43 cm) Piotr Uklanski B. 1949, California, USA Piotr Uklanski is a contemporary American-Polish artist known for his eclectic body of work of paintings, installations, photography, collages, performances, and films. His multidisciplinary practice explores postwar European and American aesthetics and politics as a mode of examining popular culture. It is through the deconstruction of social traditions that he emphasizes the relevance of community in resisting the crumbling of social infrastructure. The politics of gaze sit at the center of his artistic practice and adopts underappreciated techniques as relevant and necessary modes of expression. The chaos at the center of Untitled (Dark and Stormy), as evidenced by the canvas-length tear and estuarial offshoots, clashes with the richness and vibrancy of the rich color to raise questions regarding conceptual intent. “I like the contrast of beauty and something that symbolizes a complete disaster,” explains Uklanski.[1] This focus on the fantastical with minimal evidence of the artist’s hand allows the juxtaposition of color and form to transcend. Though a prominent technique of modernist circles of the early twentieth century, collage is often disregarded as a contemporary practice. Uklanski’s embrace of the outmoded medium highlights the immediacy of the portrayed calamity. The tearing of the paper, a necessity of the composition, serves as an act of aggression to mirror the aesthetic of the work. The destruction of the material, the tearing of the paper, represents the radical and revolutionary possibilities of an aesthetic built upon the subversion of tradition. Courtesy of Nahmad Contemporary Fair Market Value: $270,000