%C2%A9 James Siena
Double Recursive Combs, Boustrophedonic, 2005
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Gift of Tom Rassieur in honor of Bob Merskyexpand_more 2012.21
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Contemporary American artist James Siena is widely recognized for his exuberantly patterned abstract paintings, drawings, and editioned prints. The somewhat cryptic title Double Recursive Combs, Boustrophedon, makes reference to a form of mathematical logic frequently used in computer science called recursion theory, and to a bi-directional mirror image writing style found in some ancient manuscripts. Though knowing this helps understand Siena's concept, it may not help the casual observer who is unfamiliar with such esoteric sources. That said, a general understanding of mathematical logic would pay dividends when confronted with Siena's works.
Details
- Title
- Double Recursive Combs, Boustrophedonic
- Artist Life
- born 1957
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2012.21
- Provenance
- Lower East Side Printshop, New York, sold to Rassieur 2005; Tom Rassieur, Minneapolis; given to MIA, 2012.
- Curator Approved
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