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Alain Vaes 'Untitled (Frogs and Flowers),' 2009

Alain Vaes
Untitled (Frogs and Flowers), 2009
Watercolor on paper
19 3/4 x 21 1/4 inches
AVd 8

Alain Vaes 'Untitled (Eagle),' 2007

Alain Vaes
Untitled (Eagle), 2007
Watercolor on paper
18 7/8 x 16 inches
AVd 1

Alain Vaes Untitled (Three Dragons), 2007

Alain Vaes
Untitled (Three Dragons), 2007
Watercolor on paper
22 ¼ x 17 5/8 inches
AVd 29

Alain Vaes 'Untitled (Dragon and Dog),' 2009

Alain Vaes
Untitled (Dragon and Dog), 2009
Watercolor on paper
21 1/8 x13 ¾ inches
AVd 12

Alain Vaes 'Untitled (Eagle on Rock),' 2006

Alain Vaes
Untitled (Eagle on Rock), 2006
Watercolor on paper
19 1/8 x 19 ¾ inches
AVd 13

Alain Vaes 'Untitled (Dragon on Rock),' 2010

Alain Vaes
Untitled (Dragon on Rock), 2010
Watercolor on paper
22 ¼ x 21 inches
AVd 11

Alain Vaes 'Untitled (Dragon and Waves),' 2007

Alain Vaes
Untitled (Dragon and Waves), 2007
Watercolor on paper
22 ½ x 17 ¾ inches
AVd 2

Alain Vaes exhibition announcement card 2010

Alain Vaes
Show Announcement

Alain Vaes exhibition announcement card 2010 (back)

Alain Vaes
Show Announcement (continued)

Press Release

Animals, real or imaginary, and their mythology have long been my favorite subject matter.

Of all the media I use, I have a special affinity with watercolor because it is at once fragile and powerful. I am extremely meticulous in my work and the unpredictable nature of the medium challenges me.

For several years I was designing repeat patterns for fabrics. Like Escher, I became intrigued by the idea that a single composition could be repeated indefinitely as tessellation. Although my goal is to create an individual piece, it brings me a sense of awe that it is also a “tile” which, if replicated, would create a larger pattern flowing outward without gaps or overlaps. The challenge is to keep the composition together as a whole while matching all the edges. In these works I feel somehow reassured to know that the edges are not necessarily endings, but connections to an infinite pattern.

- Alain Vaës, 2010


Checklist

1.
Untitled (Eagle), 2007
Watercolor on paper
18 7/8 x 16 inches
AVd 1

2.
Untitled (Three Dragons), 2007
Watercolor on paper
22 ¼ x 17 5/8 inches
AVd 29

3.
Untitled (Frogs and Flowers), 2009
Watercolor on paper
sheet size 19 3/4 x 21 1/4; image 18 x 18 1/2 inches
AVd 8

4.
Untitled (Dragon and Dog), 2009
Watercolor on paper
Sheet size 21 1/8 x13 ¾; image size 18 ½ x 12 inches
AVd 12

5.
Untitled (Eagle on Rock), 2006
Watercolor on paper
Sheet size 19 1/8 x 19 ¾; image size18 ½ x 17 inches
AVd 13

6.
Untitled (Dragon on Rock), 2010
Watercolor on paper
Sheet size 22 ¼ x 21; image size 18 ½ x 17 inches
AVd 11

7.
Untitled (Dragon and Waves), 2007
Watercolor on paper
22 ½ x 17 ¾ inches
AVd 2

8. (Window)
Untitled (Two Dragons on Black Ground), 2007
Watercolor on paper
22 x 16 inches