Courtesy of Boetzelaer|Nispen, Brussels Phillips, London, 3 July 2014, lot 22 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Catalogue Essay
Jonas Lund's work is often inspired by data from his studies of art world trends and behaviours. Under the Influence #2 is a painting that was developed by an algorithm that analysed the most successful works from Phillips's Under the Influence auction series. The underlying patterns of the auction's top lots, including their medium, composition, colour and scale, determined a set of instructions that the artist used to produce this atmospheric abstract painting.