Here are some semi-recent paintings from
Magnus Von
Plessen, a artist I have been enjoying for a few years now. I am fairly certain that all of his brushes or palette knives are flats:
I can also say with confidence that
Magnus Von
Plessen has the coolest name in the art world - I mean you could abbreviate his name to MVP. My initials are "Not Applicable" (NA), but his are MVP - "Most Valuable Player (Most Valuable Painter?)"- there's no comparison.
Magnus Von
Plessen, 2006, Oil on canvas, 47.2 x 35.4 inches photo from
Kyle LemstromMagnus Plessen, In and out of my shirt, 2006. Oil on canvas; 45.67 x 39.37 inches Magnus Von Plessen,
Untitled, 2006, Oil on Canvas, 110x68"
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While cleaning up my studio I stumbled upon the brochure from MVP's show at the Art Institute of Chicago in 2005. 'Rider, large' (or 'Reiter, gross' if you will) still blows me away. MVP material indeed.
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