Composed of 37 earthenware hand-painted plates, the glazed surface of Crescere becomes a fragmented canvas for a painterly re-rendering based on an early thirteenth-century Islamic plate from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Innovations in early Islamic luxury ceramics from this time include minai ware, which introduced polychrome enamel designs and gilding onto previously glazed and fired pottery. Installed in a geometric honeycomb pattern, each round surface serves as an abstract canvas; together, the plates reveal the intricate arabesque motif of their historic counterpart.

Materials: 37 earthenware plates with underglaze, glaze and 22 karat gold luster

Dimensions: 84″ H x 65″ W x 1.5″ D