Tambour 77
2012
A striking monochromatic work, *Tambour 77* sees Latifa Echakhch apply Indian ink directly onto canvas, allowing the fluid, unpredictable nature of the medium to guide its form. The deep black pigment seeps and spreads across the surface, creating rich tonal variations that evoke both precision and spontaneity. The work reflects Echakhch's ongoing exploration of absence, erasure, and the residual traces left by mark-making.
- Medium
- Indian ink on canvas
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- Auction House · Phillips
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
October 4, 2018
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Artists in conversation
Zao Wou-Ki
French-Chinese · b. 1920
Zao Wou-Ki worked extensively with ink on canvas creating monochromatic fields where fluid pigment spreads organically across the surface, producing rich tonal depth through controlled spontaneity. His works share the same tension between precision and unpredictability found in Tambour 77, as ink behaves as both subject and material agent.
Pierre Soulages
French · b. 1919
Soulages dedicated his practice to the expressive and philosophical possibilities of pure black pigment on canvas, exploring how a single dark medium can generate infinite tonal variation and luminosity. His concept of outrenoir resonates directly with Echakhch's use of Indian ink to investigate presence, absence, and the trace of the mark.
Cy Twombly
American · b. 1928
Twombly frequently used ink and paint on canvas to create gestural monochromatic works where mark making carries conceptual weight and residual traces become the subject of the piece itself. His investigation of erasure, inscription, and the raw materiality of the mark closely parallels the concerns driving Tambour 77.
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