Wheat, the American Staple


Painted plaster 3 .75” x 2 .25” x 1 .5” (9.5 x 6 x 4 cm) 2006 "When "Micro-Monumental" works -- and it's often enough to make a visit worthwhile -- it's when the art's size is intrinsic to its subject, material or both. It's when the dimensions feel necessary, rather than a gimmick by artists who normally work on a grander scale. Examples include …. Joyce Audy Zarins's "Wheat, the American Staple," in which a painted-plaster tower of trompe l'oeil crackers simultaneously mock and pay homage to ideas of national pride." Thinking Small Has Diminishing Returns, Michael O’Sullivan, The Washington Post, Friday, May 5, 2006, page WE41.

photo credit : Egils Zarins