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M. Saffell Gardner
M. Saffell Gardner "Mt. Vernon Haiku", Sumi Ink on Watercolor Paper
2018

Name: M. Saffell Gardner "Mt. Vernon Haiku", Sumi Ink on Watercolor Paper
Brand: M. Saffell Gardner
Price: 4452.42 AUD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (15 reviews)

About the Item

This monochrome abstract work by M. Saffell Gardner is a sumi ink on watercolor paper piece that evokes the feelings of a dark American poem. Sumi ink, also called inksticks, is made mainly from soot of burnt lamp oil or pinewood, animal glue and perfume and is fine grained with a light, slightly ringing sound when tapped. Traditional to East Asian cultures, they have been highly prized and collected for the decoration that is applied to the stick itself, synthesizing the tool with the medium. Gardner's usage of it is evocative in the darkness it conveys. Measurements for Painting without frame: 18 Inches W X 33 Inches. M. Saffell Gardner is a Michigan and Detroit artist who earned both his BFA and MFA in painting from Wayne State University. His talents run the gamut of painting, mixed media, murals, art history, curating, and teaching. In 2000, Mr. Gardner was selected as the Chivas Regal Artist in Residence at the Charles H. Wright Museum. Among his accomplishments and exhibitions has been "The Venice Biennale 2013, co-curating “Vision in a Cornfield” for the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit in 2013, a survey exhibit at gallery 9338 Campau in 2014, participation in Artprize in 2014, and being awarded a Kresge Fellowship in 2015. Gardner’s work is in the permanent collection of The Henry Ford Hospital, Blue Cross Blue Shield, DMC, Total Healthcare, The Federal Reserve Chicago, Renaissance High School and Southeastern High School and Detroit School of the Arts. He has exhibited throughout the United States, Jamaica, Brazil and Ghana, Africa.

Creator:

M. Saffell Gardner (American)

Creation Year:

2018

Dimensions:

Height: 33 in (83.82 cm)Width: 26.5 in (67.31 cm)

Medium:

Sumi Ink,Watercolor

Period:

2010-

Condition:

Gallery Location:

Detroit, MI

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU128616084292

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