喬治·康多

紐約，Leo Koening公司
蘇黎世，Bischofberger畫廊
倫敦，Phillips拍賣，2014年10月16日，拍品編號146
現藏者購自上述來源

The work is in good condition overall. There is a 6 cm crease located 30 cm to the top and 25 cm to the left edge. Few tears to the edges of the paper collage, consistent with the artist's working method. No evidence of restoration under ultraviolet light. Framed under Plexiglas.
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「我喜愛把兩個迥異世界匯集為一，使相對力量和諧融合。」──喬治·康多

《聖莫里茨的深夜》是喬治·康多描繪現代社會與時下心理的完美典例，充分反映他的獨特風格。藝術家筆下的人物以扭曲形態與添加幾何元素見稱，他開創全新的視覺語彙，一方面借鑒現代主義前輩的創作技巧及風格，另一方面融入當代抽象藝術。本作中不同的人物形態抽象，空間層次不一，構成離奇虛擬的景象，氣氛喧囂繚亂，令人聯想到深宵途中的所見所聞。

自八十年代初期，康多首創混合面貌的人像作品，提出「人造現實主義」，糅合傳統歐洲古典大師畫作以及流行文化。他將各種圖像語彙加以挪用，內化演繹，創造出嶄新現代的繪畫視角，成就獨樹一格的心理描寫肖像。