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Naama Tsabar — Work On felt (Variation 11) Study
Naama Tsabar

Work On felt (Variation 11) Study

2016

Work on Felt (Variation 11) Study presents a quietly commanding object that hovers between drawing, sculpture, and instrument. Executed in 2016, the work belongs to Naama Tsabar's acclaimed ongoing series in which felt panels are strung with taut threads anchored by magnets, inviting viewers and performers to activate them as functional guitars. This study on PH neutral paper translates the formal logic of those larger works onto an intimate scale, with cotton thread and glue mapping the tensioned geometry of the series in a register that is both preparatory and wholly autonomous. The result is a work that rewards close attention, its restrained palette and tactile materials conveying a structural precision that feels closer to musical notation than to traditional drawing. Tsabar's practice consistently interrogates the relationship between sound, the body, and institutional space, and this piece carries that intellectual charge within a format suited to a private collection. The choice of archival PH neutral paper signals a long-term commitment to preservation, while the embedded magnets introduce a subtle phenomenological dimension, asserting physical force within an otherwise delicate composition. Signed by the artist, the work arrives from Páramo in unframed condition, affording the collector full flexibility in presentation. At 66.4 by 61.6 centimeters, it occupies a generous but intimate scale that suits both domestic and gallery-adjacent installations, making it an exceptionally versatile entry point into one of contemporary art's most conceptually rigorous bodies of work.

Medium
PH neutral paper, cotton thread, glue, magnets
Overall
Signed
Yes

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Naama Tsabar, Work On felt (Variation 11) Study , 2016

Work on Felt (Variation 11) Study presents a quietly commanding object that hovers between drawing, sculpture, and instrument. Executed in 2016, the work belongs to Naama Tsabar's acclaimed ongoing series in which felt panels are strung with taut threads anchored by magnets, inviting viewers and performers to activate them as functional guitars. This study on PH neutral paper translates the formal logic of those larger works onto an intimate scale, with cotton thread and glue mapping the tensioned geometry of the series in a register that is both preparatory and wholly autonomous. The result is a work that rewards close attention, its restrained palette and tactile materials conveying a structural precision that feels closer to musical notation than to traditional drawing. Tsabar's practice consistently interrogates the relationship between sound, the body, and institutional space, and this piece carries that intellectual charge within a format suited to a private collection. The choice of archival PH neutral paper signals a long-term commitment to preservation, while the embedded magnets introduce a subtle phenomenological dimension, asserting physical force within an otherwise delicate composition. Signed by the artist, the work arrives from Páramo in unframed condition, affording the collector full flexibility in presentation. At 66.4 by 61.6 centimeters, it occupies a generous but intimate scale that suits both domestic and gallery-adjacent installations, making it an exceptionally versatile entry point into one of contemporary art's most conceptually rigorous bodies of work.

Medium
PH neutral paper, cotton thread, glue, magnets
Dimensions
overall: 66.4 x 61.6 cm
Year
2016
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Páramo

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