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Bayt Al Kritliyyah

Bayt Al Kritliyyah

2021

  • Original available: Hand-made watercolour paints from Ontario on animal-free Hahnemühle archival watercolour paper.
  • Framing: Framed with anti-glare UV Preservation Glass.
  • Dimensions: 48 cm × 41 cm (19" × 17")
  • Price: $2,350 CAD
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  • Giclée Print:
    Archival fine art paper; $165 CAD + shipping; 40.5 cm × 50.6 cm (16" × 20")
  • Poster Print:
    Fine satin sheen cardstock; $40 CAD + shipping; 27.5 cm × 35 cm (11" × 14")
These two patterns are taken from a mosaic floor in Bayt Al Kritliyyah (currently the Gayer Anderson Museum) in Cairo, Egypt. The outer two columns feature a pattern from the tenfold family (created by dividing a circle into ten equal parts) while the central column features a pattern from the twelvefold family (created by dividing a circle into twelve equal parts). Each symmetry family has one or more harmonically proportioned rectangles into which patterns can be naturally arranged. In this piece, I have established a mathematical union between the “root two” rectangle of the tenfold family and the longer, thinner “root three” rectangle of the twelvefold family, resulting in three columns of perfectly equal length.

– Gillian Turnham