Action Figure

Caitlin Macqueen

Action Figure, 2023121.9 x 152.4cmSign in to view price
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The artwork features a vibrant red-clad figure striding confidently against a backdrop of blue-gray hues and architectural elements. The bold, gestural brushstrokes and vivid colors create a dynamic, contemporary composition. The subject appears to be a fashionable woman in a bold, monochromatic outfit, emphasizing the energetic movement and dynamic urban setting. The artistic style suggests a playful, illustrative approach that captures the subject's confident, modern presence. This work likely reflects the artist's interest in exploring themes of urban life, fashion, and the empowered feminine figure. ...

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Caitlin Macqueen
Artist
Caitlin Macqueen
B.1982, American

Caitlin MacQueen lives and works in Los Angeles. She received her BFA from Cooper Union and her MFA from Rutgers University. MacQueen has handled each of her reference images for years. In low resolution, on printer paper; creasing, spilling coffee, smudging ink and blurring the image. These references take form slowly, repeating motifs and characters with an almost performative endurance. Her selection draws attention to both the pervasive influence of cinematography on visual storytelling, and the specificity of her own imagination. Skeptical mimicry becomes a pathway towards pictorial reconstruction. By imagining the same scene scaled in toothsome paint or carefully framed graphite, MacQueen’s work rewards a close inspection of continuity and variation. Is this the same lady in red? A different man in that car? Subtle articulations like the gesture of a hand, the color around the eyes, smudges next to the face, lend an atmosphere of perpetual mystery. While MacQueen almost always focuses on persona, she rarely paints a portrait. Her figures display a studied attention to affect and costume, while faces are left gently enigmatic. Drawing on the historical tradition of Pierre Bonnard and other members of the Post-Impressionist Les Nabis painters, MacQueen uses oil paint’s special ability to render form with graphic precision or mucky am-bivalence. Abstract elements of her work are hidden in plain sight. MacQueen’s nostalgic vocabulary eschews novelty, determined instead to see the present anew by uncovering the blueprints of our pop cultural consciousness. It’s tempting to say that MacQueen’s slowed down image-relationship is the opposite of internet media oversaturation, but it’s actually an articulation of how, even now, we have no control over what moments stick with us. Beyond logic, we become attached to various punctuations of culture and style. MacQueen’s studied reenactments touch on that capricious bond, wondering why we love the things we love. ...

Caitlin Macqueen: Artworks
Dancers II (small)
Caitlin Macqueen
Dancers II (small), 2023
61 x 76.2cm
Band
Caitlin Macqueen
Band, 2023
111.8 x 152.4cm
Dancers I (big)
Caitlin Macqueen
Dancers I (big), 2023
119.4 x 160cm
Night Out
Caitlin Macqueen
Night Out, 2023
40.6 x 50.8cm
Action Figure (study)
Caitlin Macqueen
Action Figure (study), 2021
27.9 x 23.5cm
SoCal Nocturne
Caitlin Macqueen
SoCal Nocturne, 2023
106.7 x 76.2cm
Red #5
Caitlin Macqueen
Red #5, 2023
30.5 x 40.6cm
Study for SoCal Nocturne
Caitlin Macqueen
Study for SoCal Nocturne, 2023
48.3 x 65.4cm
Patient Surfer 2
Caitlin Macqueen
Patient Surfer 2, 2023
30.5 x 40.6cm
Action Figure
Caitlin Macqueen
Action Figure, 2023
121.9 x 152.4cm
Bleeding Heart (study)
Caitlin Macqueen
Bleeding Heart (study), 2021
38.1 x 29.8cm
Dancers
Caitlin Macqueen
Dancers, 2024
36.8 x 45.7cm
Two Dancers
Caitlin Macqueen
Two Dancers, 2022
23.5 x 27.9cm
Two Dancers (#2)
Caitlin Macqueen
Two Dancers (#2), 2022
36.8 x 45.7cm
SoCal Nocturne with Dog
Caitlin Macqueen
SoCal Nocturne with Dog, 2023
31.8 x 42.2cm
Hannah Hoffman Gallery
Gallery
Hannah Hoffman Gallery
Los Angeles

Hannah Hoffman, Los Angeles opened in May 2013. The gallery maintains a program of international contemporary artists alongside historical exhibitions with a particular focus on feminist and conceptual practices.

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