Not exact matches
Pink
Kaolin clay: It is practically a blend
of the red and
white kaolin clays.
His technique
of soaking myriad materials (from canvas to bread rolls) in
kaolin, as well as using naturally
white or off -
white materials (from raw canvas to fake fur) is well represented in the exhibition.
The canvas crumpled into horizontal folds coated in
white kaolin by the Italian artist in 1958 brought $ 14.21 million, more than half
of what Christie's hoped for.
Initially favouring canvases coated in gesso (1957 — 1958), he also worked with
kaolin, another form
of white clay often used in the production
of porcelain.
He began with a series
of gesso - coated canvases, moving on to canvas covered in
kaolin, a form
of white clay, which he then cut or folded.
The roof is painted in a
kaolin tone, an amalgamation
of white with a bit
of ochre that is also used on the walls creating light and cordiality.