SHIRAZEH HOUSHIARY White shadow, 1998 white
aquacryl with silverpoint and graphite on canvas 74 8/10 x 74 8/10 inches 19...
SHIRAZEH HOUSHIARY White shadow, 1998 white
aquacryl with silverpoint and graphite on canvas 74 8/10 x 74 8/10 inches 190 x 190 cm LM1495
Not exact matches
SHIRAZEH HOUSHIARY Vapour (detail), 2010 lilac and blue pencil
with white
aquacryl on canvas and aluminum 106.3 x 74.8 inches 270 x 190 cm LM12932
Houshiary achieves these dense matte surfaces of either white or black
with an even application of
Aquacryl, a concentrated, viscous suspension of rich pigment that dries to a uniformly flat finish
with a barely perceptible incidence of randomly distributed pores.
The works
with which she feels most connected are inevitably her paintings, which comprise delicate, meticulous pencil work on a more robust
aquacryl.
These meticulous pencil traces create a second surface layer, contrasting
with the solid
aquacryl background.