






Under the Earth
2014
Under the Earth draws the viewer into a luminous subterranean world, where Stephanie Pryor layers acrylic, paper, and microglitter on canvas to conjure the sensation of light filtering through compressed strata and mineral formations. Completed in 2014, the work reflects Pryor's sustained engagement with the hidden geometries of natural environments, translating geological depth into richly textured surface. The microglitter is not decorative in any superficial sense but functions as a structural element, catching and redistributing ambient light so that the composition shifts in character depending on viewing angle and conditions. Paper collage lends the work a tactile dimensionality that rewards close inspection, the layered fragments suggesting sedimentary accumulation and the slow passage of time. Measuring 78.7 × 114.3 cm, the canvas offers enough scale for the work's spatial illusions to fully develop, inviting collectors to experience it as both an intimate object and an expansive visual field. Pryor's handling of color in this period favored deep, resonant tones punctuated by points of brilliance, a quality well-suited to residential and institutional contexts where the work can respond to changing light across the day. The piece is signed by the artist and currently available through NAVA Contemporary. It presents a compelling opportunity to acquire a work from a cohesive and inventive body of practice, one in which material experimentation and poetic naturalism are pursued with equal rigor.
- Medium
- Acrylic, paper and microglitter on canvas
- Overall
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Gallery · NAVA Contemporary
For Sale — $6600
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