Art Theory and Provenance
DESTINY OF WORDS
Series I: Divine Inspiration
Oil, crushed cow dung, lamb’s blood, remnants of burnt scrolls, braille, stripped machine tool wire, sackcloth, river sand on hemp
23 x 17 inches (58.42 x 43.18 cm)
2008
© Nya′ 2011. Courtesy of Seed Gallery, New York
Photo by House of Seed Photography, New York
ARTWORK THEORY REPORT
Each piece comprising the triptych rests on tightly woven and stretched durable canvas. The hand-made scrolls (made of assorted parchments) were intentionally exposed to naked fire and timely salvaged and carefully preserved before permanently bonding them to the canvas with contact cement and a multiple series of hand stitches.
Each single wire contrived alphabet letter and each thick pigment raised alphabet letter was composed with precise space left between the letters and words so that one word does not look like two words and two words look like one word. The triptych was left to dry in a heat-controlled environment to prevent the elements from fading and disintegrating over time. A surgeon’s blade was used to create the notebook lines across the heavily scoured foam boards. White oil chalk was excessively rubbed onto distinct pieces of the triptych a year after curing the pieces to add light as well as precisely define the alphabet letters.
The triptych is housed in a custom wood frame and is shielded from potentially harmful in and outdoor UV light rays by a tailor-cut museum glass, which, along with its nearly invisible finish and anti-reflective quality, ensures a long archival life. The artist signature is rendered in gold at the bottom left corner of the triptych.
CONDITION OF ARTWORK
Original condition. Every scratch, mark and the sanded-like patches giving each piece of the triptych an antiquated look is intentionally and gradually achieved throughout the curing process. The artist signature is rendered in gold at the bottom left corner of the last piece in the triptych.
PROVENANCE
Year of completion: 2008
Artist Private Collection: 2008 – 2011
Seed Gallery Private Collection: 2011 – To date
HISTORY OF EXHIBITIONS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 08, 2016
SEED GALLERY, NEW YORK
DESTINY OF WORDS
Series I: Divine Inspiration
Oil, crushed cow dung, lamb’s blood, remnants of burnt scrolls, braille, stripped machine tool wire, sackcloth, river sand on hemp
23 x 17 inches (58.42 x 43.18 cm)
2008
© Nya′ 2011. Courtesy of Seed Gallery, New York Photo by House of Seed Photography, New York
ARTWORK THEORY REPORT
Each piece comprising the triptych rests on tightly woven and stretched durable canvas. The hand-made scrolls (made of assorted parchments) were intentionally exposed to naked fire and timely salvaged and carefully preserved before permanently bonding them to the canvas with contact cement and a multiple series of hand stitches. Each single wire contrived alphabet letter and each thick pigment raised alphabet letter was composed with precise space left between the letters and words so that one word does not look like two words and two words look like one word. The triptych was left to dry in a heat-controlled environment to prevent the elements from fading and disintegrating over time. A surgeon’s blade was used to create the notebook lines across the heavily scoured foam boards. White oil chalk was excessively rubbed onto distinct pieces of the triptych a year after curing the pieces to add light as well as precisely define the alphabet letters. The triptych is housed in a custom wood frame and is shielded from potentially harmful in and outdoor UV light rays by a tailor-cut museum glass, which, along with its nearly invisible finish and anti-reflective quality, ensures a long archival life. The artist signature is rendered in gold at the bottom left corner of the triptych.
CONDITION OF ARTWORK
Original condition. Every scratch, mark and the sanded-like patches giving each piece of the triptych an antiquated look is intentionally and gradually achieved throughout the curing process. The artist signature is rendered in gold at the bottom left corner of the last piece in the triptych.
PROVENANCE
Year of completion: 2008
Artist Private Collection: 2008 – 2011
Seed Gallery Private Collection: 2011 – To date
HISTORY OF EXHIBITIONS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 08, 2016
SEED GALLERY, NEW YORK
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