Drawing directly in broken marble slabs, this line of work takes me to a kind of a reverse archeology where I slowly uncover the composition connecting each fragment and speaks of a larger artwork that remains incomplete.
Based on a selection of Boston’s architectural highlights, it is both an homage and a memento mori to the urbanscape.
Based on a selection of Boston’s architectural highlights, it is both an homage and a memento mori to the urbanscape.
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Fragments–Boston, 2020
Ink on marble slabs
Ink on marble slabs
Approx. 150 x 150 cm | 60 x 60 in
Private collection – TA Associates, Boston
Private collection – TA Associates, Boston
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