The Hessian, 2020




DIMENSIONS 26" x 22" MEDIUM gold leaf on hand-torn stonehenge paper
Limited edition of 20 + 4APs
Signed by the artist en verso
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed and numbered by the publisher
This series is made by the artist's hand, making each piece unique.
One of our most loved editions is back in a larger scale format. The works being offered for sale are the Artist Proofs.
ABOUT THE WORK
Adopting strategies normally used in his large scale pieces, Robert Davis created The Hessian, 2020 exclusively for Exhibition A by applying decadent gold leaf to delicate stonehenge paper. Using materials both traditional (rabbit skin glue and oil stick) and quotidian (coffee, wine, and cigarette ash), Davis creates large scale geometric and textural abstractions. Often referring to our inability to have an undiluted experience in the world - such as attempting to modify our consciousness through the use of various substances - these dueling notions of reality and perception generate feelings simultaneously alien and familiar.