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Paddle8 presents Ocular, an auction of works exploring the legacy of Op-Art
Featuring works by Tom Friedman, Victor Vasarely, Tauba Auerbach, Sol LeWitt, Philip
Taaffe, and Yayoi Kusama
Bidding available from April 9 – 17, 2014
Paddle8 is pleased to present Ocular, a sale of work exploring the interaction of illusion and
picture plane popularized in the Op-Art movement of the 60s and 70s and extending into
contemporary works that yield ocular phenomena through color and pattern.
The sale features artists ranging from Op-Art pioneers like Victor Vasarely, Frank Stella, and
Julian Stanczak, to contemporary practitioners including Tauba Auerbach, Takashi
Murakami, Fred Tomaselli, Yayoi Kusama and Phillip Taaffe, whose works play with the
perception of space with the use of repetition, color theory, intricate geometric
arrangements, and other graphic and trompe l’oeil effects. Ocular also includes work by
notable designers, including Gio Ponti and Pantone, who applied the ideas of Op-Art and
illusion to three-dimensional works.
Bidding opens on Wednesday,
paddle8.com/auctions/ocular.
April
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Highlights of Ocular include:
Yayoi Kusama, Red Pumpkin, 1992. Silkscreen, 28.5 x 23. 8 inches. Estimate: $11,000–
$25,000.
Tauba Auerbach, Mesh/Moire II, 2012. Color soft ground etching, 40-1/4 x 30 inches.
Estimate: $5,000-$7,000.
Philip Taaffe, Liquica, 2007. Mixed media on paper, 28-1/4 x 19-3/4 inches. Estimate:
$35,000–$45,000.
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Victor Vasarely, Zebra Couple, 1987. Silkscreen, 20 x 16 inches. Estimate: $1,000–
$1,200.
Sol LeWitt, Alternate Parallel, 1972. Ink on paper, 14 x 14 inches. Estimate: $35,000–
$45,000.
Hugh Scott-Douglas, Untitled, 2010. Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 inches. Estimate:
$15,000–$20,000.
Dustin Yellin, 6:49 PM, 2014. Acrylic paint on wood, DIMENSIONS. Estimate: $4,000–
$5,000.
Julian Stanczak, Lost Spirit, 1967. Acrylic on canvas, 46-3/4 x 52-3/4 inches.
Estimate: $35,000–$45,000.
The auction also presents works by established and emerging artists including Mel Bochner,
Damien Hirst, Jonathan Meese, Bjarne Melgaard, David Ostrowski, Davis Rhodes, Anthony
Titus, Ian Burns, Kaspar Sonne, Aaron Young, Alexander Gorlizki, Mary Heilmann, Walead
Beshty, Yaacov Agam, Francesca diMattio, Jex Smith, James Siena, Kenny Scharf, Evan
Robarts, and Sam Fryer, among others.
Bid or preview the auction at paddle8.com/auctions/ocular.
About Paddle8
Paddle8 is an online auction house, connecting buyers and sellers of fine art and collectibles
across the Internet. Paddle8 presents two types of auctions: curated auctions of art and
collectibles under $100,000, and benefit auctions in collaboration with non-profits. To
date, Paddle8 has collaborated with over 200 non- profit organizations worldwide to
present their benefit auctions online, dramatically expanding the audience of supporters and
fundraising results for each non-profit partner. The company was founded in 2011 by
Alexander Gilkes, an auctioneer and LVMH veteran, and Aditya Julka, a Harvard Business
School MBA and serial entrepreneur. Paddle8 is funded by VC firm Founder Collective (past
investments include Uber, Vimeo, Buzzfeed), the investment group Mousse Partners (past
investments include Paperless Post, Warby Parker, Bonobos), artist Damien Hirst, art dealer
Jay Jopling; Alexander von Furstenberg, and Matthew Mellon. paddle8.com
For further information, please contact Sarah Goulet, press@paddle8.com.
Images
Yayoi Kusama, Red Pumpkin, 1992.
Philip Taaffe, Liquica, 2007.
Tauba Auerbach, Mesh/Moire II, 2012.
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