
Variations in E Minor (Triangle)
2024
Variations in E Minor (Triangle) presents itself as a compact but commanding object, a five-centimeter brass form finished in layered metallic treatments that shift between silver-plating, chrome-plating, nickel-plating, and gilding depending on the specific variation. At this intimate scale, the work rewards close handling and careful looking, collapsing the distance between sculpture and jewelry, between industrial material and precious object. The triangular geometry carries an almost musical austerity, and the title's reference to a minor key suggests that Baas is less interested in harmony than in tension, in the unresolved quality that keeps a viewer returning to an object long after its initial encounter. Maarten Baas has built a reputation across furniture, film, and conceptual design by treating familiar forms as vessels for philosophical inquiry, and this piece continues that trajectory in a distilled register. The choice of brass as a substrate, then disguised and transformed through multiple plating processes, speaks directly to his longstanding interest in the gap between what an object appears to be and what it actually is. The surface finish becomes a kind of argument about authenticity, value, and the conventions that collectors and institutions use to assign meaning to material things. Signed by the artist and offered through Galerie Ron Mandos, Variations in E Minor (Triangle) suits collectors drawn to works that operate convincingly at the intersection of design and fine art. Its scale makes it accessible without diminishing its conceptual weight, and as part of a broader series built on musical titling and geometric variation, it carries the additional appeal of belonging to an ongoing body of thought rather than standing as an isolated gesture.
- Medium
- Metal (mostly brass that is silver-plated/chrome-plated/nickel-plated/gilded)
- Overall
- Signed
- Yes
- Location
- Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Galerie Ron MandosView on map
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