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Torn

Dawn Bassett

$6,550.00

1 in stock

PRODUCT DETAILS

  • Moroccan Tadelakt on custom Baltic Birch panel. Encaustic and natural mineral pigments.
  • 40" H x 40" W
"Torn" is Bassett's most intricately patterned work, its luminous white Tadelakt surface carved with a dense, all-over geometric lattice of triangles, diamonds, and star forms that draw deeply from the tradition of Moroccan architectural ornament while dissolving it into something more fragmented and contemporary. The pattern emanates from the edges with confident density, but breaks apart as it moves toward the center, the geometric order unraveling into bare, cloud-like plaster — as though the surface has been worn away, or the design interrupted mid-making, the title earning its meaning through the quiet drama of pattern giving way to absence. The work rewards sustained looking, the white-on-white relief shifting in depth and shadow across the surface, the ancient craft carrying the weight of both its origins and its undoing.

A superb example of what can be accomplished when outdated limitations are removed, Dawn’s mastery of Tadelakt plaster takes the ancient into a new dimension. Hand created hues, unconventional forms and audacious wit are all hallmarks of Ms. Bassett’s creations.

Size + Price
40 x 40
$6550

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