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Nathan Hylden

Nathan Hylden

American, 1978
WA-00051941
Fergus Falls, MN, USA
Painting
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None documented
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2
Works in Collection
13
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3
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  • Is PublishedManual· 100%
  • Birth yearArtsy· 85%
  • NationalityArtsy· 85%

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Nathan Hylden paints large-scale abstract compositions that examine philosophical tensions between cause and effect, absence and presence, emptiness and meaning. His process-driven approach treats the canvas as a field for investigating dualities of existence through color, gesture, and spatial relationships. Working in Los Angeles, Hylden builds paintings that withstand extended viewing without resolving into recognizable imagery, instead inviting sustained philosophical inquiry through purely formal means.

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Artworks (2)

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2 published of 2 catalogued · 1 with image
  • Art Institute Chicago
    1 published1 img
  • Whitney
    1 published
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Images

11 assets
Artsy artwork: Untitled (2010)
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Artsy artwork: Untitled (2018)
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Artsy artwork: Untitled (2014)
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Artsy artwork: Untitled  (2006)
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Artsy artwork: Untitled (2006)
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Artsy artwork: Untitled (2013)
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Artsy artwork: Untitled (2013)
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Artsy artwork: Untitled (2020)
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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Whitney Museum of American Art
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WorkAuction HouseDateEstimateHammer Price
UntitledArtsyOct 2013$55,000
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