Dominic Di Mare, Mourning Station #11, 1988, hawthorn, horsehair, feathers, thread, and stone, 44 x 19 3⁄8 x 16 in. (111.8 x 49.3 x 40.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, Patrick and Darle Maveety and museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1992.82
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Mourning Station #11
- Artist
- Date
- 1988
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 44 x 19 3⁄8 x 16 in. (111.8 x 49.3 x 40.7 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, Patrick and Darle Maveety and museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program
- Mediums Description
- hawthorn, horsehair, feathers, thread, and stone
- Classifications
- Subjects
- State of being — emotion — sorrow
- Object Number
- 1992.82
Artwork Description
Mourning Station #11 is one of a series of works that remind us of ancient ritual objects, of religious mysteries from vanished civilizations. Veils of horsehair and feathers, draped over the frame of hawthorn wood and linen, conceal a stone suspended within. In this piece, Di Mare suggests a glimpse of the supernatural, but at the same time refuses to reveal it.