Sarah Fairchild, "Brussels Sprouts"

Sarah Fairchild

Brussels Sprouts

8 color screenprint on Coventry Rag

Price range: $1,000 through $1,525

Brussels Sprouts, an 8 color screenprint by Sarah Fairchild, showcases a neon pink, larger-than-life stalk of an unexpected humble vegetable.

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Year
2013
Edition of
50
Dimensions
34 1/4 x 23 inches
Authentication

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

“I have always been drawn to these strange and figurative forms, as well as the “miniature cabbages” that grow along its spine.”

– Sarah Fairchild 

About the Artwork

Brussels Sprouts, an 8 color screenprint by Sarah Fairchild, showcases a neon pink, larger-than-life stalk of an unexpected humble vegetable.

The edition was printed in collaboration with the artist and Forth Estate at Axelle Editions (a renowned printmaking studio active from 2005 – 2015). Each print was created by silkscreen printing (also known as serigraphy). This method requires stenciling techniques wherein ink is pressed onto paper through deliberately exposed areas of a mesh screen one color at a time. 

Curator's Note

Brussels Sprouts by Sarah Fairchild is a celebration of a rarely glamorized vegetable. The nutritive plant has been depicted in a flower-esque manner in neon pink, blooming like a Foxglove.

At once the stalks appear to be reaching out, not unlike ribs from a spine, and also ripe for crunching like a rhubarb stalk. One thing is clear, the artist favors unconventional beauties from the farm. The perfectly depicted veins on the brussels sprouts read like flickers of flame, and the round blossoms crackle like coals in a fire with their bright pink hue.  

About the Artist

Sarah Fairchild (b.1972, Chillicothe, OH) creates lush paintings of garden life inspired by rural landscapes and the rich harvest they produce. She illuminates her subjects with bold, unexpected color to celebrate the often overlooked beauty of plants and vegetables.

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