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Namingha, Les – “Hopi Birds over the Landscape” Tile (2020)
6.5" x 5"
$ 900.00
This very detailed tile by Les Namingha. The tile is dramatically painted. The background is brightly painted with geometric shapes of red, white, yellow, orange, and blue. The bands are meant to look downward showing fields, a desert, water, and other views from the sky. The top layer is a series of Hopi-Tewa birds. Each of the birds is painted with traditional Hopi-Tewa designs. Note the complexity of each of the birds! It is signed on the back in the clay, “Les Namingha 2020”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
Les says of his pieces which have layering:
“The concept of layering is inherent in our mortal journey. As time moves forward, our memories become layered. Some memories remain vibrant, others faint or hazy. Yet others, obscure or even hidden. Likewise, our experiences, words, works, emotions, prayers, and songs build up in layers creating our existence. In turn, our social interactions become exercises in layering. We see this in evidence with street art or graffiti writing where layers of thought and a desire to express a “proof of existence” create tapestries of color and marks. Blending, covering, harmonizing, dissonance, disappearing. This concept of layering is the idea behind Urban Polychrome and other works in the Urban Series.” Les Namingha
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Brand:Namingha, Les (b. 1967)
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This very detailed tile by Les Namingha. The tile is dramatically painted. The background is brightly painted with red, white, yellow, orange, and blue geometric shapes. The bands are meant to be looking downward showing fields, a desert, water, and other views from the sky. The top layer is a series of Hopi-Tewa birds. Each of the birds is painted with traditional Hopi-Tewa designs. Note the complexity of each of the birds! It is signed on the back in the clay, “Les Namingha 2020”. Les says of his pieces which have layering:
“The concept of layering is inherent in our mortal journey. As time moves forward, our memories become layered. Some memories remain vibrant, others faint or hazy. Yet others, obscure or even hidden. Likewise, our experiences, words, works, emotions, prayers, and songs build up in layers creating our existence. In turn, our social interactions become exercises in layering. We see this in evidence with street art or graffiti writing where layers of thought and a desire to express a “proof of existence” create tapestries of color and marks. Blending, covering, harmonizing, dissonance, disappearing. This concept of layering is the idea behind Urban Polychrome and other works in the Urban Series.” Les Namingha
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