!["Oil On Canvas" 2018](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a61447_26ee70c9fe6d491b9aff780ab56e6848~mv2_d_2393_1200_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_74,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a61447_26ee70c9fe6d491b9aff780ab56e6848~mv2_d_2393_1200_s_2.jpg)
installation view at Galerie Lange + Pult in Zürich raw oil paint on sewn canvas tarpaulins each 36" x 36 inches / 91,5cm x 91,5cm
![“Untitled (Pearl)”, 2016](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a61447_e7ce7b70bfcb475db483bf0cad23af8b~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a61447_e7ce7b70bfcb475db483bf0cad23af8b~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg)
Oil on linen, broken glass 8” x 8 inches 20.3cm x 20.3cm
![“Untitled (Pearl)”, 2016](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a61447_4630ba9411fc4513b17b5215bb8a90ae~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a61447_4630ba9411fc4513b17b5215bb8a90ae~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg)
Oil on linen, broken glass 8” x 8 inches 20.3cm x 20.3cm
![“Untitled (Pearl)”, 2016](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a61447_49d903fe94dc47ad9f46a42aaea1f4e9~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a61447_49d903fe94dc47ad9f46a42aaea1f4e9~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg)
Oil on linen, broken glass 8” x 8 inches 20.3cm x 20.3cm
![“Untitled (Pearl)”, 2016](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a61447_1116bc2db2b44930b37be33d120edda8~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a61447_1116bc2db2b44930b37be33d120edda8~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg)
Oil on linen, broken glass 8” x 8 inches 20.3cm x 20.3cm
![“Untitled (Pearl)”, 2016](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a61447_3019d0132e074466b292cb050b2d2b86~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a61447_3019d0132e074466b292cb050b2d2b86~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg)
Oil on linen, broken glass 8” x 8 inches 20.3cm x 20.3cm Private collection, New York
![“Untitled (Pearl)” detail](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a61447_a7b1528a43804bea9fbd93c9c30d1dfa~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a61447_a7b1528a43804bea9fbd93c9c30d1dfa~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg)
![“Untitled (Pearl)”, 2016](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a61447_b57b2a79d14f461dab8d51deab074b57~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a61447_b57b2a79d14f461dab8d51deab074b57~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg)
Oil on linen, broken glass 8” x 8 inches 20.3cm x 20.3cm Private collection, London UK
![“Untitled (Pearl)” detail](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a61447_2ab4b918378f4b93b4b0eb707e8490ce~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a61447_2ab4b918378f4b93b4b0eb707e8490ce~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg)
![“Untitled (Pearl)”, 2016](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a61447_1ce2b26c5b314fcc9f198c444a51c3af~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a61447_1ce2b26c5b314fcc9f198c444a51c3af~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg)
Oil on linen, broken glass 8” x 8 inches 20.3cm x 20.3cm
![“Untitled (Pearl)”, 2016](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a61447_57b5b5b618d6453a9389f3ae4b2555db~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a61447_57b5b5b618d6453a9389f3ae4b2555db~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg)
Oil on linen, broken glass 8” x 8 inches 20.3cm x 20.3cm
![“Untitled (Pearl)”, 2016](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a61447_6866aa19d6694f03a2f39036b3e18899~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a61447_6866aa19d6694f03a2f39036b3e18899~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg)
Oil on linen, broken glass 8” x 8 inches 20.3cm x 20.3cm
![“Untitled (Pearl)”, 2016](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a61447_d43603716cd74cbb9586b1fa73243092~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a61447_d43603716cd74cbb9586b1fa73243092~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg)
Oil on linen, broken glass 8” x 8 inches 20.3cm x 20.3cm
![“Untitled (Pearl)”, 2016](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a61447_de2d4843e43d4623995d464f0ddbe42d~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a61447_de2d4843e43d4623995d464f0ddbe42d~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg)
Oil on linen, broken glass 8” x 8 inches 20.3cm x 20.3cm
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Oil on linen, broken glass 8” x 8 inches 20.3cm x 20.3cm
Each oil-on-canvas portrait of an oyster has a thick shard of
very sharp broken glass adhered onto the fleshy tongue.
The prime relation of glass to sand also speaks of a surface irritant that perhaps suggests the evolution of a cultured pearl to covet in the extended future if indeed the art object is properly nurtured.
Oysters
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![“Untitled (Pearl)”, 2016](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a61447_4468350cadf14004ace134b306699e49~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a61447_4468350cadf14004ace134b306699e49~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg)
Oil on linen, broken glass 8” x 8 inches 20.3cm x 20.3cm
!["Pearl", 2016](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a61447_cc6f5977b20e4de3a843ac7dbbb6d84f~mv2_d_3461_5189_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_220,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a61447_cc6f5977b20e4de3a843ac7dbbb6d84f~mv2_d_3461_5189_s_4_2.jpg)
Raw oyster installation view at Vie D'ange in Montréal (October 2016)
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Raw oyster installation view at Vie D'ange in Montréal (October 2016)