The early tile work also included tile sculptures that sat on the floor, so you have a plane and something pushing out from that plane.
Not exact matches
The cracked
tile has been a recurring motif in Varejão's
work since
early in her career, and in these
works she draws particularly on the history of Portuguese Azulejo tilework and of Chinese celadon ceramics dating back to the 11th century Song dynasty.
The
works include pre-Islamic artefacts, Orientalist paintings and photographs, as well as precious
works of Islamic art from Syria's rich history:
early Qurans, medieval manuscripts, glass, ceramics, textiles and
tiles.
Just last week at Tefaf New York Spring, Lisson Gallery sold Untitled (Black Ceramic), two fired clay
tiles from 1983, for $ 450,000 while at Frieze New York, Kayne Griffin Corcoran sold two
works from the «White Light Band» series: one from the
early 1990s (84» x 56») for $ 400,000 and a smaller
work (36» x 36») from the late 1980s for $ 200,000.
Since the
early 1990s, Tam Van Tran has been producing an impressive body of
work comprising abstract paintings, mixed - media collages, ceramic
tiles, and sculpture.