David Antonio Cruz
Wedriftinandout
Lot Closed
June 13, 07:08 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
David Antonio Cruz
b. 1974
Wedriftinandout
Executed in 2023.
Signed on recto
Ink, flashe paint, and wax pencil on Arches watercolor paper
41 7/8 in x 29 1/2 in. (106.36 x 74.93 cm)
Framed: 45 in x 33 in. (114.3 x 83.82 cm)
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Courtesy of the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago, IL
David Antonio Cruz’s rich multidisciplinary practice encompasses paintings, drawings, sculpture, and performance. Centering Black, brown, and queer communities, he combines personal history with art historical, literary, fashion, and pop culture references to reinterpret classical modes of figuration. Posing, in particular, is an act of resistance, play, and belonging in many of his dreamlike and stylized paintings.