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The Pause that Refreshes

Name: The Pause that Refreshes
Brand: RoGallery
SKU: 854

Mark Kostabi

$12,000

American (1960)

Date: 1989
Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. and verso
Size: 72 in. x 60 in. (182.88 cm x 152.4 cm)

$12,000

Unframed

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about The Pause that Refreshes

Mark Kostabi's continuous depiction of mannequin-like figures in stages of embrace is also seen in this painting.

Surrounded by an expanse of deep blue, the couple at center appear to float while hugging one another.

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About The Artist: Mark Kostabi

Artist and Composer Mark Kostabi was born in Los Angeles in 1960 to Estonian immigrants. He was raised in Whittier, California and studied drawing and painting at California State University, Fullerton. In 1982 he moved to New York and by 1984 he became a leading figure of the East Village art scene. During that time he also developed a provocative media persona by publishing self-interviews which commented on the commodification of contemporary...

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About The Medium: Oil

Process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.

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