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Tar-O-Poud 2022-1

TAR-O-POUD 2022-1  (2022)  |  Thread, acrylic paint, on aluminum panel, 12.4 x 11.4 x 0.8 in (31.4 x 28.9 x 1.9 cm)

Tar-O-Poud 2022-1_(detail)

TAR-O-POUD 2022-1  (2022)  Detail |  Thread, acrylic paint, on aluminum panel, 12.4 x 11.4 x 0.8 in (31.4 x 28.9 x 1.9 cm)

Thread Painting 2020-5

THREAD PAINTING 2020-5  (2020)  |  Thread, acrylic paint, and aluminum on Dibond panel, 24.1 x 21.6 x 1.2 in (61.3 x 54.9 x 3 cm)

Thread Painting 2020-5 (detail)

THREAD PAINTING 2020-5  (2020)  Detail  |  Thread, acrylic paint, and aluminum on Dibond panel, 24.1 x 21.6 x 1.2 in (61.3 x 54.9 x 3 cm)

Grigia #3 #4 #5

GRIGIA #3, #4 and #5  (2021)  |  Thread, acrylic paint, and aluminum on Dibond panel, 17.3 x 16.1 x 1.2 in (43.8 x 41 x 3 cm) each panel

Grigia #3 (detail)

GRIGIA #3  (2021)  Detail |  Thread, acrylic paint, and aluminum on Dibond panel, 17.3 x 16.1 x 1.2 in (43.8 x 41 x 3 cm) each panel

Thread Painting 2022-1

THREAD PAINTING 2022-1  (2022)  |  Thread, acrylic paint, and aluminum on Dibond panel, 31.1 x 26.8 x 1.1 in (79.1 x 67.9 x 2.9 cm)

Thread Painting 2022-1 (detail)

THREAD PAINTING 2022-1  (2022)  Detail |  Thread, acrylic paint, and aluminum on Dibond panel, 31.1 x 26.8 x 1.1 in (79.1 x 67.9 x 2.9 cm)

Thread Painting 2021-7 and 2021-8

THREAD PAINTING 2021-7 and 2021-8  (2021)  |  Thread, acrylic paint, and rare earth magnets on aluminum panel, 13.8 x 12.8 x 1.3 in (34.9 x 32.4 x 3.2 cm) each panel

Thread Painting 2021-7 (detail)

THREAD PAINTING 2021-8  (2021)  Detail  |  Thread, acrylic paint, and rare earth magnets on aluminum panel, 13.8 x 12.8 x 1.3 in (34.9 x 32.4 x 3.2 cm) each panel

Thread Painting 2021-6

THREAD PAINTING 2021-6  (2021)  |  Thread, acrylic paint, and aluminum on Dibond panel, 17.3 x 16.1 x 1.2 in (43.8 x 41 x 3 cm) each panel

Thread Painting 2021-6 (detail)

THREAD PAINTING 2021-6  (2021)  Detail |  Thread, acrylic paint, and aluminum on Dibond panel, 17.3 x 16.1 x 1.2 in (43.8 x 41 x 3 cm) each panel

Now You See It

 

 

“…Hadi Tabatabai’s work describes a place that is as much an idea as a physical location. These compositions of thread, paint and wood embody liminality: that is, they create a constant experience of sensations that exist at the limen, or edge, of perception. To bring about this state, Tabatabai has removed all possible distractions.” Read the full essay.