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ANNIE LAPRISE “PETIT POISSON ROUGE” MOSAIC PANEL

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Ottawa, Ontario, CA

MIXED MEDIA MOSAIC WITH GLAZED CERAMIC TESSERAE, STAINED GLASS, MIRROR INSERTS, AND NATURAL RIVER PEBBLES SET IN MORTAR, MOUNTED IN AN INTEGRATED WOOD FRAME, BEARING A SCREWED COPPER TITLE PLAQUE INSCRIBED "PETIT POISSON ROUGE / ANNIE L. 2008" ON FRAME EDGE, ACCOMPANIED BY ARTIST'S BUSINESS CARD 8.75 X 8.75 IN FRAMED RAISED IN QUEBEC'S SAGUENAY�LAC-SAINT-JEAN…

MACLEAN & ASSOCIATES INC
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Item description:

MIXED MEDIA MOSAIC WITH GLAZED CERAMIC TESSERAE, STAINED GLASS, MIRROR INSERTS, AND NATURAL RIVER PEBBLES SET IN MORTAR, MOUNTED IN AN INTEGRATED WOOD FRAME, BEARING A SCREWED COPPER TITLE PLAQUE INSCRIBED "PETIT POISSON ROUGE / ANNIE L. 2008" ON FRAME EDGE, ACCOMPANIED BY ARTIST'S BUSINESS CARD
8.75 X 8.75 IN FRAMED
RAISED IN QUEBEC'S SAGUENAY�LAC-SAINT-JEAN REGION AND BASED IN THE OUTAOUAIS, SELF-TAUGHT MOSAICIST ANNIE LAPRISE HAS PRACTICED CONTEMPORARY MOSAIC ART FOR TWO DECADES AFTER HONING HER CRAFT WITH THE FRENCH COLLECTIVE PASSION-MOSA�QUE. DRAWING DEEP INSPIRATION FROM NATURE, SHE HAND-GLAZES AND KILN-FIRES PORCELAIN TILES BEFORE CUTTING AND ARRANGING EACH TESSERA INTO VIBRANT, HIGH-CONTRAST LANDSCAPES AND FIGURATIVE WORKS THAT MERGE PAINTING, DRAWING, AND SCULPTURAL RELIEF.