An Oil Painting Layered So Thick It Weighs One Ton
In the mid-1950's, artist Jay DeFeo was a key member of the artist community in San Francisco, California. Inspired and influenced by abstract expressionism, she used unconventional materials to produce a variety of brilliant works, including sculptures, drawing, collage, photographs, and paintings. entitled The Rose, which she started in 1958 and completed over the course of eight years. The Rose measures 7.5 x 11 feet and weighs 2,300 pounds,
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