July 23, 2004
#164 :: Ivory fetish
Joe Reed painted - among a great many other things - insects onto tiny chunks of ivory. To my knowledge, he painted only a few things on ivory that were not insects. This piece measures about 1"x3/4"xx5/16". The artist paved two faces of it with machinery - tiny flywheels, cogs, steam condensors and indicators. The top and two other long sides are blank, and the bottom is covered with tiny, carved teeth - six rows by five of them. One of the most exquisite tiny things Reed ever painted, its purpose - as originally made, and as modified by the artist - remains a mystery.
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I remember everything but the teeth and, of course, why I did it, Love, Daddy
Posted by: Daddy at July 29, 2004 04:07 AM