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Ariadne Eight

By Susan Banks 2023

Dimensions
60 x 60 x 3.5

A contemporary response the Myth of Ariadne and her thread through the Labyrinth, Ariadne Eight is an abstraction following a theme and variation referencing the decoration of Minoan pots. The surface of the painting is a complex of paint layers and irregularities. Oil paint on deep canvas

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