Rendered on a 49.8 by 50.8 centimeter slab of slate, Icarus presents the mythological figure not in the catastrophic moment of his fall but in a suspended, luminous threshold between ascent and dissolution. Dean works across the slate's natural surface with chalk, gouache, and pearlescent powdered pigment, allowing the stone's innate darkness and grain to function as atmospheric depth rather than mere background. The pearlescent pigment catches and refracts light unpredictably, lending Icarus a shimmering, unstable presence that shifts as the viewer moves, as though the figure himself is caught between states of being, neither fully material nor entirely lost. Dean has long been drawn to figures and phenomena existing at the edge of visibility, and Icarus sits squarely within that sustained inquiry. The classical myth becomes, in her hands, a meditation on ambition, hubris, and the poignant beauty of overreach, themes she has explored across film, drawing, and large-scale installation throughout her career. The choice of slate as support carries geological and temporal weight, grounding an ancient story in material that predates human history by vast measures, creating a productive tension between mythological time and earthly permanence. Offered through Marian Goodman Gallery Los Angeles, Icarus represents a significant opportunity for collectors drawn to Dean's practice of finding the profound within the fragile and the transient within the enduring. Works on slate occupy a distinctive position within her output, combining the intimacy of works on paper with the gravitas of stone. The framed dimensions of 56.5 by 55.2 centimeters allow the work to command presence without demanding architectural scale, making it exceptionally versatile within a sophisticated domestic or institutional collection context.