Chapardages style volupt. Anton Henning links together a network of ironic borrowings and references from recent art history that extends to the era of Pablo Picasso and Francis
Bacon.Interiors, still lifes and pin-up nude figures are surrounded by and steeped in abstract patterns and arabesques.In his latest series of works, the artist responds to a male nude painted
by Thodore Gricault 17911824. His treatment of colour and visual space makes it clear that in studying Gricaults work he is primarily interested in the possibilities offered by painting.English
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