Torch VI Crystal sculpted linen canvas

sculpted linen canvas

The crucifix originally came from a church in Tuscany

18th century English hand-carved and gilded eagle with pyrophyllite crystals on a pyrophyllite in matrix base

it is shaped by reducing magnesium oxide with silicone in externally fired retorts

and contemporary yet historically significant works of art

Torch VI Crystal sculpted linen canvasSculptural canvas relief with a 17th century Italian Florence fragment titled "Torch VI" by Elena Rousseau. The sculpted canvas is molded together with fresco plaster, gesso, ash, green earth on board. The original 17th century Italian Florence fragment is molded into the sculptural canvas to create a dynamic relief sculpture. The Florence Flood body of work is similar to Rousseau's other known work but relies less on gilding and highlights instead