Artwork Details
- Title
- Rectangular Pin
- Artist
- Date
- 1994
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 2 5⁄8 x 2 1⁄8 x 1⁄2 in. (6.7 x 5.3 x 1.3 cm)
- Copyright
- © 1994, Rebekah Laskin
- Credit Line
- Gift of Aaron Faber Gallery, Carl Pforzheimer III, and Kenneth R. Trapp
- Mediums Description
- enamel on copper, brass, and plexiglas
- Classifications
- Object Number
- 1998.22
Artwork Description
Unlike most enamelists, Rebekah Laskin uses matte colors and scratched surfaces. Her art is abstract, and she uses color and texture to convey emotion. Layers of color stretch to the very edges and are not contained by a border, making Rectangular Pin seem like a fragment of a larger work. The dark, vertical channel or "tunnel" in the center divides the brooch in two and highlights the small nugget of gold at its base.