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David Paul Kay
"Empire State of Mind" Contemporary Abstract Painting

2026

$12,000
£9,128.90
€10,938.56
CA$17,111.99
A$17,546.28
CHF 10,016.79
MX$227,403.37
NOK 113,804.88
SEK 119,765.88
DKK 81,750.87

About the Item

David Paul Kay "Empire State of Mind" 2026 36 x 80 ink on paper Empire State of Mind is a large-scale work on paper that explores density, repetition, and accumulation as formal strategies. Composed through an extensive network of linear structures, the work develops as a complex visual field in which individual forms continually intersect, overlap, and dissolve into a larger system. The title situates the work within the particular psychological and spatial conditions of New York: its velocity, concentration, simultaneity, and perpetual state of becoming. Rather than depicting the city directly, the composition translates these conditions into an abstract language of rhythm and compression. Oscillating between order and disorientation, Empire State of Mind invites both distant and sustained viewing. From afar, the work reads as a unified architectural field; at closer range, it reveals an intricate accumulation of individual gestures and structures. The resulting tension between the singular and the collective, the controlled and the chaotic, becomes central to the work's visual and conceptual framework.
  • Creator:
    David Paul Kay (American)
  • Creation Year:
    2026
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 75 in (190.5 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2792218562682

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