


2022
Acrylic sheet with plastic garden tags, washers on connector blocks
360mm (H) x 360mm (W)
Cross 02 is currently on show at Solander Gallery, Wellington, as part of the group show In Living Colour. Gallery Hours: Fri-Sat 11-3pm and by appointment. Contact us for purchase enquiries.
This new work is part of my Karpet series.
Inspired by antique Armenian carpets woven in The Caucasus, Karpet is a series of small works which function as contemporary icons and can be wall hung singularly or in clusters. The images are based on the symbols found in these tribal artefacts, which abound in imagery of the religious, natural or village worlds in which they were fabricated up until the turn of the twentieth century. Crosses, suns, flowers, birds, and animals populate the canvas of the carpet. These symbols are recreated with colourful plastic components joined by connector blocks to acrylic bases.