No. 275
Collection:UAL Art Collection
Date: 2009
Artist: Henrijs Preiss (Latvian)
Dimensions:
28 x 24 cm
Medium: Acrylic and varnish on wood
Object number: UAC 688
DescriptionPreiss studied MA Scenography at Central Saint Martins. His work explores the historical persistence of symbolic systems, drawing on a diverse range of sources including Russian constructivism and Masonic codification.Taking different elements from these sources, he embeds them within frameworks drawn directly from the Orthodox tradition of icon painting.