From the early stages of her career, Varejão has been fascinated with Brazil's relationship with China through colonial trade routes — following the three months she spent in China, Varejão found inspiration in 11th century Song dynasty ceramics and developed an interest
in craquelure — also known as the fine pattern of dense «cracking», an effect present in many of her artworks, especially in her most recent series.
Not exact matches
On view will be new grid paintings and a new series of
craquelure paintings
in black and white.
Ever the innovator, the
craquelure paintings offer a new technique to his painting repertoire while also referencing the cracking paint patterns found
in Old Masters» paintings.
There is some
craquelure to the paint, visible mostly up close, but the work is otherwise
in good stable condition.
And Ann Cathrin November Høibo, exhibiting at Standard, stopped me
in my tracks with a delicate abstract painting, all faint marks and
craquelure, made
in a decidedly indelicate fashion: she painted the work
in acrylics, then soaked the canvas
in acid.
Acrylic is applied
in a thin wash that shrinks on the canvas to produce a delicate
craquelure.
During graduate school
in Minnesota, she concocted a recipe for faux «
craquelure to mimic Renaissance painting.
★ Joyce Robins: «Paint and Clay» (closes on Sunday) The combinations of clay,
craquelure glaze and watercolor are demonstrated
in vibrant wall pieces whose allover patterns of holes or scooped - out craters — redolent of craft and function — are given a double, painterly consciousness with diffuse tints of color.
Condition: Extremely mild rippling at edges, extremely mild wear to corners, minor areas of
craquelure in the u.r. (not extending within the image).
Highly
craquelure surfaces further belie their primary solidity as cast objects and their relationship to any fixed moment
in time.
The Visual Comfort Culloden Table ARN3608 is a transitional table lamp available
in Blue Lagoon, Bone
Craquelure, Marbleized Sienna, Pebbled Aquamarine and Volcanic Ivory finish.The transitional style is sure to complement any bedroom or living room.