ORIGINAL WORK / VÉRAI ARCHIVE
Garden Index
Mara Saye
2024
Twelve painted zones collect leaves, seeds, stars, and invented specimens into one unstable archive.
Acquisition
Price on request
Garden Index borrows the order of a botanical chart and lets it fail gently. Repeated leaves and seed forms appear to belong to named families, but scale, color, and placement keep revising the system.
The pale ground carries scratches and small revisions like a working sheet. Dense pink, orange, green, violet, and blue zones hold the eye before smaller marks begin to connect across their borders.
WORK DATA
Exact information, without visual noise.
Artist
Mara Saye
Year
2024
Medium
Oil, tempera, wax, graphite, and metallic ochre on linen.
Surface / Finish
Waxed surface; natural maple float frame
Dimensions
150 × 112 cm
Weight
9.8 kg framed
Availability
Private Collection
Preparation time
Not currently available
Studio method
Motifs are drawn from invented studio specimens, transferred in loose groups, and repeatedly overpainted. Scratched lines reconnect zones after the color fields have dried.
Framing options
This work is in a private collection. VÉRAI can register interest in related future works by the artist.
Conservation
Keep under stable, museum-standard indoor conditions. The textured surface should not be dusted directly.
Transport
Not available for sale. Exhibition loans are reviewed individually with the owner and artist.
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