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Monique Péan
Pyrite microcosm
This hand-carved environment encapsulates the components that each work is inspired by, and formed from. Each composition is constructed upon a foundation of hand-carved limestone, a sedimentary rock in which most prehistoric fossils are preserved. Functioning as a microcosm, these compositions set each work in dialogue with a distant past, represented by a natural fossil, rare mineral or extra-terrestrial metal specimen.
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Artist
Monique Péan
Material
Limestone, acrylic, pyrite in matrix, 3.99 carat grey rough diamond, 0.45 carat white rectangular step cut white diamond, 18 carat recycled yellow gold, watercolor and charcoal on recycled cotton paper
Contributing Gallery
R & Company
Date
2019
Dimensions
12 in × 10 in × 9.5 in
30.48 cm × 25.4 cm × 24.13 cm
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Image credit: Photo courtesy of Monique Péan
Pyrite microcosm, 2019
12 in × 10 in × 9.5 in
Limestone, acrylic, pyrite in matrix, 3.99 carat grey rough diamond, 0.45 carat white rectangular step cut white diamond, 18 carat recycled yellow gold, watercolor and charcoal on recycled cotton paper
R & Company
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This hand-carved environment encapsulates the components that each work is inspired by, and formed from. Each composition is constructed upon a foundation of hand-carved limestone, a sedimentary rock in which most prehistoric fossils are preserved. Functioning as a microcosm, these compositions set each work in dialogue with a distant past, represented by a natural fossil, rare mineral or extra-terrestrial metal specimen.
