Ching Ho Cheng

Angelhead

1968

A vibrant and surreal artwork featuring numerous red lips with visible teeth set against a backdrop of swirling patterns in red, blue, and black. In the center, a figure resembling a candle with a flame for a head is surrounded by a halo of yellow and orange bursts, suggesting an aura or energy field. The overall effect is psychedelic and intense, with a strong emphasis on contrasting colors and repetitive motifs.
A vibrant and surreal artwork featuring numerous red lips with visible teeth set against a backdrop of swirling patterns in red, blue, and black. In the center, a figure resembling a candle with a flame for a head is surrounded by a halo of yellow and orange bursts, suggesting an aura or energy field. The overall effect is psychedelic and intense, with a strong emphasis on contrasting colors and repetitive motifs.

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Date
1968

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Opaque watercolor, ink, and graphite pencil on paper mounted on pressboard

Dimensions
Sheet: 29 1/2 × 38 3/4in. (74.9 × 98.4 cm) Mount (board): 29 1/2 × 38 3/4 × 1/8in. (74.9 × 98.4 × 0.3 cm)

Accession number
2010.48

Series
Psychedelic

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Ching Ho Cheng Estate

Rights and reproductions
© Ching Ho Cheng Estate/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/36755

Ching Ho Cheng
4 works in the collection, 1 exhibition

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