JOSHUA ASTER (B. 1976) Hoopdee

Flashe on linen 69.85 x 64.77 cm Executed in 2011 This lot is under temporary exportation and is subject to import tax (EU). Joshua Aster is a Los Angeles based artist who received his MFA from UCLA. His paintings are lyrical permutations of the fundamental formal elements of painting: canvas, composition, color, gesture and texture. Aster’s paintings are at once playful and systematic as he deftly uses acrylic, ink and water to create layered explorations of what makes a painting a painting.