A New Portrait 11

DIMENSIONS 20.75 x 28 in (52.70 x 71.12 cm) MEDIUM Oil paint, archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle hemp paper

Hand-finished edition of 15 + 2APs + 1PP, 2022
Signed, dated, and numbered by the artist on front

PLEASE NOTE:

• Collectors will be required to digitally sign a resale agreement that prohibits the sale or transfer of this work for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase.

ABOUT THE WORK

This edition is part of our inaugural Curator Series. Curated by Saša Bogojev and debuted at CAN Art Fair 2022.

Loosely approaching perspective and dimension, Benzo is able to create the most impossible arrangements of unreal plants and odd vases and interior objects. Primarily focusing on composition and the ways to render their velvety surface, the artist is playing with gradients often reaching for oversaturated hues of a certain color. Contrasted against dim and neutral backgrounds, these compositions gain prominence while creating an atmosphere of freedom or confusion. In his newest body of work, the artist is attributing almost human characteristics and elements to his objects, as well as adding a more expressive painterly approach through brush stroke-rich patterns.   —Saša Bogojev

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY