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Hidecore
USA, 2014
hand-tooled leather, hand-silvered mirrored glass, patinated steel, steel 54 h × 33½ w × 1¾ d in (137 × 85 × 4 cm)
USA, 2014
hand-tooled leather, hand-silvered mirrored glass, patinated steel, steel 54 h × 33½ w × 1¾ d in (137 × 85 × 4 cm)
estimate: $10,000–15,000
Artists Gene Gordon and Jan Carter worked with expert leather craftsmen at Hidecore to create this unique mirror. The frame shape was inspired by Classical temples and the rose and thorn motif of the leatherwork recalls tattoo art. Blending traditional handcraft methods with edgy, studded biker motifs, this mirror is a collision of old world materials and American subculture.
This work is unique. Signed to reverse: [Gene Gordon Jan Carter]. Signed with applied paper gallery label to reverse: [Carter Gordon Prova 140001 Edition 01/01 Mirror with Leather Frame by Hidecore for Carter Gordon].
provenance: Acquired directly from the artists by the present owner