Kristine Moran
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Kristine Moran

The Sensualist And The Sinner

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Kristine Moran
The Sensualist And The Sinner
signed, titled and dated 'Kristine Moran '08 'The Sensualist And the Sinner'' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
54 x 66 1/8in. (137.2 x 168cm.)
Executed in 2008
Provenance
Nicelle Beauchene, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
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Lot Essay

An expressive riot of gestural brushstrokes and electrifying colours energise Kristine Moran’s heady blend of figuration and abstraction. Ambiguous forms writhe and revolve in flux, splintering the surrounding atmosphere and creating an alluring sensation of movement and momentum. The Sensualist And The Sinner (2008) finds Moran’s kinetic swirls dancing within a semi-discernible, but orthogonally accurate setting; a fragmentary echo of the artist’s training as an architect. This chorus of brushstrokes is reflected by the glassy sleekness of a walled mirror that slices diagonally across the composition, clouding the narrative of the work further. By using titles as verbal suggestions, as well as convincing depictions of pictorial space, Moran ‘hopes that [the viewer] can locate themselves within the painting… [with] the opportunity to take the representational cues as entry points into the abstract forms that dominate.’

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