A monumental arch-shaped 20 foot tall wall installation comprised of over 200 hand-painted earthenware plates. The central image of the work is a magnified rendering of a coral reef of vibrantly painted flora and fauna of the Pacific is derived from a collage of several 19th century English lithographs by William Saville-Kent. Each round surface of a plate serves as a canvas for the painterly abstraction of the whole; together, the composition reveals the vibrance and coherence of its source material. Bridging the gap between decorative and fine art, the glazed surfaces of these earthenware plates collectively become a fragmented canvas for a delicate, painterly rendering.

Year: 2021

Materials: 207 hand-painted earthenware plates with underglaze and glaze

Dimensions: 240h x 132w x 1.5d inches