Unbound poster set
Publisher: Ridinghouse 2008 and Thomas Dane Gallery, London.
ISBN: 978 1 905464 14 2
Dimensions: 35 x 27 cm | 13 3/4 x 10 5/8 in
Pages: 32 pp, 10 colour ill
£14.99 | $39.95
Closely associated with the Cologne art scene and the Neue Wilde movement, Oehlen was also formally a member of the Lord Jim Lodge along with Martin Kippenberger, among others.
The artist’s latest series of paintings vividly merge image, text and symbol in an explosive form that Oehlen has called ‘free collage’.
Combining oil, inkjet print collage and spraypaint on canvas, Oehlen’s paintings are characterised by dirty smears at their centre; reflecting the artist’s ability to interrogate the possibilities of painting and challenge the viewer’s reading of visual language.