Rented Bathing Suits

Gladys Nilsson

Rented Bathing Suits, 196517.1 x 19.7cmSign in to view price
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Material
ink on paper
Description
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This whimsical artwork features a striking use of contrasting black and white lines and patterns. The composition depicts several abstracted human figures in a surreal, dreamlike setting, with one figure wearing sunglasses. The artist employs a distinctive, expressionistic style, utilizing sharp, angular linework and a textured, handmade paper surface. This piece likely reflects the artist's unique perspective and personal exploration of the human form and experience. ...

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Gladys Nilsson
Artist
Gladys Nilsson
B.1940, American

Gladys Nilsson, one of the Chicago Imagists, a group of artists prevalent in the 1960s who were associated with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Their distinctively graphic and unwaveringly vibrant artworks spanned a range of media, from painting and printmaking to drawing and sculpture. Specifically, Nilsson experimented with dreamlike watercolours and collages that used the full spectrum of the colour wheel and an excess of different shapes, creating playful tapestries rich with movement and imagery. Shapes and body parts swirl into one another, creating a fluid visual language influenced by Nilsson’s love of comics and interest in commercial signage. ...

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