West (Flag 1) (Flag 3) (Flag 6)

2011 - Photography (Photography)

11H x 14W inches

Alexandre da Cunha

---

The series West (Flag 1), West (Flag 3), and West (Flag 6) continues da Cunha’s ongoing exploration of the form’s various vertical, horizontal, and diagonal stripes. Here, da Cunha overlays thick bars of color (blue, green, and red) on photographs of the ocean at sunset with surfers in floating on the horizon. The solid colors contrast with the fading colors reflected in the sunset, and the tilted orientation suggests a familiar California beach scene.

---

Alexandre da Cunha reinvents found objects in surprising ways that combine the material characteristics of Arte Povera with the concerns and techniques of painting. Da Cunha’s work often features flags—either as a found material per se or as a constructed form—that reflect the artist’s interest in issues of nationality, governmental politics, allegiance, and culture.

---

Colors:

---

• abstraction.n.01
• flag.n.01
• form.n.01
• landscape.n.01
• ocean.n.01
• beach.n.01
• brazil
• concrete
• political
• assemblage
• political minimalism
• abstract
• abstract sculpture
• brazilian