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James Lee Byars — Eros (The Moon)
James Lee Byars

Eros (The Moon)

A luminous golden circle is drawn with delicate precision on a field of deep red paper, evoking the soft, ethereal glow of moonlight against a darkened sky. James Lee Byars reduces the cosmic and the erotic to a single, meditative gesture, finding infinite suggestion in the simplest of forms. The tension between the warmth of gold and the intensity of red charges the work with a quiet sensuality and mystical weight.

Medium
gold pencil on red paper

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

November 10, 2015

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James Lee Byars, Eros (The Moon)

A luminous golden circle is drawn with delicate precision on a field of deep red paper, evoking the soft, ethereal glow of moonlight against a darkened sky. James Lee Byars reduces the cosmic and the erotic to a single, meditative gesture, finding infinite suggestion in the simplest of forms. The tension between the warmth of gold and the intensity of red charges the work with a quiet sensuality and mystical weight.

Medium
gold pencil on red paper
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Gold On Red, 20th Century, Celestial Subject, Male Artist, Warm Color Palette, Conceptual Art, Gold Pencil, Mystical Mood, American Artist, Celestial Imagery, Works on Paper, Celestial Symbolism, Avant-Garde Artist, Conceptual Artist, Drawing, Warm Tones, Red Paper, Minimalism

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