Denise Stewart-Sanabria, Artificial Sucrose Sushi

Denise Stewart-Sanabria

Artificial Sucrose Sushi

Archival pigment print on Canson Infinity Edition Etching Rag

Price range: $500 through $1,000

Artificial Sucrose Sushi by Denise Stewart-Sanabria was originally created by the artist using oil on linen. Each Archival Pigment Print in this limited edition is a reproduction of the still life, featuring every skillfully balanced color, the translucence of the candy, and the texture of the linen.

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Year
2020
Edition of
35
Dimensions
28 x 28 inches
Authentication

Signed, numbered, and titled by the artist. All Haystack editions come with a Certificate of Authenticity.

“They wanted to be real sushi but were trapped in artificial colors and sugar.”

– Denise Stewart-Sanabria

About the Artwork

Artificial Sucrose Sushi by Denise Stewart-Sanabria was originally created by the artist using oil on linen. Each Archival Pigment Print in this limited edition is a reproduction of the still life, featuring every skillfully balanced color, the translucence of the candy, and the texture of the linen. Artificial Sucrose Sushi was printed by G.Moulin Limited Editions.

Each Archival Pigment Print was digitally printed with a lab-calibrated inkjet printer using pigment-based inks (this process is also known as Giclée printing). The 100% cotton paper has a smooth texture and the purest natural white tone available, allowing for every visual subtlety and tonal transition in the artwork to be reproduced at the highest quality.

Curator's Note

In Artificial Sucrose Sushi, Denise Stewart-Sanabria crafts a tasty arrangement of gummy sharks, gathering as if for a meeting with sugary sushi. They seemingly twist their tails, mimicking the koi pond wallpaper on which they sit. The high contrast light creates a dramatic scene for the candy fish.  

About the Artist

Denise Stewart-Sanabria (b.1956, Worcester, MA) paints both hyperrealistic still lifes of everything from candy to produce to glassware, usually in front of an ornately patterned backdrop. The anthropomorphic stories created within her images often serve as humorous commentary on human behavior.

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