CHRIS WHITE
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Constructed Velocity II — Porsche 356 by Chris White, layered laser-cut plywood painted to suggest aluminium, seen straight on.Angled detail of Constructed Velocity II showing the fragmented layered plywood forms.Low-angle detail of Constructed Velocity II showing the layered construction on the dark panel.Close detail of the aluminium-painted fragments of Constructed Velocity II.

CONSTRUCTED VELOCITY II — PORSCHE 356

A constructed study exploring the space between recognition and abstraction.

Taking the Porsche 356 as its starting point, Constructed Velocity II explores the boundary between representation and abstraction.

Viewed from above, the familiar form is fragmented across three layers of laser-cut plywood, its surfaces painted to suggest aluminium. Recognisable details are deliberately reduced, allowing structure, rhythm and negative space to carry the memory of the original subject.

Rather than describing the car completely, the work offers fragments from which something might be reconstructed. What is recognised — or imagined — is left partly to the viewer.

The result exists somewhere between image and object: a constructed memory of form and movement.

Haiku

Form slips out of view
Fragments remember movement
The whole remains still

Medium
Acrylic and mixed media on layered laser-cut plywood and cedar plywood panel
Dimensions
60 × 30 cm (24 × 12 in) approximately
Presentation
Shadow box frame.
Year
2026
Delivery
Each artwork is carefully prepared for shipment. Shipping, insurance and any applicable taxes or import duties are calculated separately and are not included in the listed price. A detailed quotation will be provided prior to purchase, based on the artwork’s destination, ensuring each piece arrives safely and securely.
Price
£2,600
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