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.
Not exact matches
SHIRAZEH HOUSHIARY String, 2012 pencil and pigments, black
aquacryl on canvas and aluminum 27.56 x 27.56 inches 70 x 70 cm Collection
of The Metropolitan Museum
of Art, New York © Shirazeh Houshiary
SHIRAZEH HOUSHIARY String (detail), 2012 pencil and pigments, black
aquacryl on canvas and aluminum 27.56 x 27.56 inches 70 x 70 cm Collection
of The Metropolitan Museum
of Art, New York © Shirazeh Houshiary
Image: Dorothea Rockburne (American, born Canada, 1932) Geometry
of Stardust: 2.5 Ratio / Jupiter and Saturn, 2009 — 2010
Aquacryl, Perlacryl, Titanium acrylic, and gold leaf on watercolor paper 14 1/2 x 11 inches Collection
of the artist © 2011 Dorothea Rockburne / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Photo: Schecter Lee