Conceptual Continuity

I started this com­mis­sion with a gen­eral musi­cal and instru­men­tal theme. My client gave me carte blanche but know­ing him and his fam­ily well influ­enced my choice of direc­tion. Blue was cer­tain, shape and per­spec­tive emi­nent and see­ing the “Picasso: Gui­tars, 1912–1914″ show at the Museum of Mod­ern Art in New York City gave this piece its final form. I found and applied some 1970s decals and embossed some pieces of the mosaic with a wood grain pat­tern to sym­bol­ize the organic ori­gin of the instru­ments in their con­tem­po­rary environment.

Hand-built mosaic by Isa Sevrain. Dimen­sions: 22x50 inches. 2011. Sold/private collection.

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