DARUNI
FLOOR PIECE #5 (2003) | Wood, thread, and acrylic paint, 3 x 5.25 x 5.25 x 5.25 in (7.6 x 13.3 x 13.3 x 13.3 cm) each cube
FLOOR PIECE #5 (2003) Side View | Wood, thread, and acrylic paint, 3 x 5.25 x 5.25 x 5.25 in (7.6 x 13.3 x 13.3 x 13.3 cm) each cube
FLOOR PIECE #3 (2003) | Wood and thread, 3 x 5.5 x 5.5 in (7.6 x 14 x 14 cm)
FLOOR PIECE #3 (2003) Side View | Wood and thread, 3 x 5.5 x 5.5 in (7.6 x 14 x 14 cm)
WOOD AND THREAD #2 (2003) | Wood, thread, and acrylic paint, 14.25 x 11.75 x 1 in (36.2 x 29.9 x 2.5 cm)
FLOOR PIECE #4 (2003) | Wood, grout, and acrylic paint, 3 x 1.25 x 5.5 x 5.5 in (7.6 x 3.2 x 14 x 14 cm)
FLOOR PIECE #4 (2003) | Wood, grout, and acrylic paint, 3 x 1.25 x 5.5 x 5.5 in (7.6 x 3.2 x 14 x 14 cm)
WALL PIECE (2003) | Wood, grout, and acrylic paint, 19.5 x 18.25 x 1.25 in (49.5 x 46.4 x 3.2 cm)
WALL PIECE (2003) Detail | Wood, grout, and acrylic paint, 19.5 x 18.25 x 1.25 in (49.5 x 46.4 x 3.2 cm)
THREAD AND WAX DRAWING #4 (2003) | Thread, wax, and acrylic paint, 30 x 24 x 1.25 in (76.2 x 61 x 3.2 cm)
THREAD AND WAX DRAWING #4 (2003) Detail | Thread, wax, and acrylic paint, 30 x 24 x 1.25 in (76.2 x 61 x 3.2 cm)
FOR AGNES (2003) | Wood, thread, and acrylic paint, 30.25 x 23.75 x 1.25 in (76.8 x 60.3 x 3.2 cm)
FOR AGNES (2003) Detail | Wood, thread, and acrylic paint, 30.25 x 23.75 x 1.25 in (76.8 x 60.3 x 3.2 cm)
TAR-O-POUND (2003) | Wood and acrylic paint, 55.25 x 46.5 x 1.5 in (140.3 x 118.1 x 3.8 cm)
TAR-O-POUND (2003) Detail | Wood and acrylic paint, 55.25 x 46.5 x 1.5 in (140.3 x 118.1 x 3.8 cm)
THREAD PAINTING #14 (2003) | Wood, thread, and acrylic paint, 14.25 x 11.75 x 1 in (36.2 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm)
THREAD PAINTING #11 (2003) | Wood, thread, and acrylic paint, 16.5 x 15.5 x 1 in (41.9 x 39.4 x 2.5 cm)
THREAD PAINTING #12 (2003) | Wood, thread, and acrylic paint, 14 x 11.75 x 1 in (35.6 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm) each panel
THREAD PAINTING #12 (2003) Detail | Wood, thread, and acrylic paint, 14 x 11.75 x 1 in (35.6 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm) each panel
THREAD PAINTING #7 (2003) | Wood, thread, and acrylic paint, 30.25 x 23.75 x 1.25 in (76.8 x 60.3 x 3.2 cm)
THREAD PAINTING #16 (2003) | Wood, thread, and acrylic paint, 5.25 x 4.25 x 0.75 in (13.3 x 10.8 x 1.9 cm) each panel
WALL CARVING #4 (2003) | Carved sheetrock wall, 13.75 x 12.5 in (34.9 x 31.8 cm)
WALL CARVING #4 (2003) Detail | Carved sheetrock wall, 13.75 x 12.5 in (34.9 x 31.8 cm)
GROUT PIECE #10 (2003) | Wood, thread, and acrylic paint, 14.25 x 11.75 x 1 in (36.2 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm)
True Grid: The Art of Hadi Tabatabai
“…In Tabatabai’s hands, then, something as straight-forward as the grid becomes a meticulously managed, duplicitous affair involving light and shadow, depth of field, and opticality. He obfuscates interior and exterior and plays illusion, something strictly optical, against reality…” Read the full essay.
