Lot 35: NICOLAS POL

Specialist of Peace
Signed, titled and dated ‘Specialist of Peace, N.A. POL, 2009’ on the reverse.

186.1 × 237.5 cm (73 1/4 × 93 1/2 in).

Oil and mixed media on canvas.

2009

Feedback Ltd, New York; Private Collection

“Pol’s work consists of raw, engaging pieces that incorporate layered paint,stencils, text and silk-screening that draw from and concurrently commenton predominant themes in pop culture and advertising. The viewer isimmediately engrossed by Pol’s use of brilliant primary colors that seemto have been boldly applied to the canvas. Despite the frenetic nature ofthe pieces, the earthy, graffiti-like quality of the work speaks to a universalmythology that is accessible to all.”

(E. Barker, ‘Nicolas Pol’s “Sick Atavus of the New Blood”’, in Whitewall, 9 May 2011)