20th Century Art / Middle East
20th Century Art / Middle East
Susan Hefuna
Masharabiya Series (2)
Lot Closed
March 29, 02:41 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Susan Hefuna
b. 1962
Masharabiya Series (2)
signed and dated 2004 on the reverse
handmade wood carving and ink
41 by 31 cm. 16¼ by 12¼ in.
framed: 51.8 by 42 by 4 cm. 20¼ by 16½ by 1½ in.
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2006
"I was always attracted to the abstract form of structures - that of molecules, DNA, or modules -, those details in science and biology that illuminate us about the bigger structure of life. I see similarities between my drawings, which are inspired by the shape of the mashrabiya (the old latticed wooden or stone decorative screens associated with architecture) that you see in old Cairo, and the molecular structure, especially in the joins where the lines cross each other"
Rose Issa in conversation with Susan Hefuna (Xcultural codes, Susan Hefuna, 2004, p. 41)