Nine Constant Windows Rug by James Siena

James Siena is a New York painter/printmaker who was for many years an artist’s artist and a well kept secret of the New York art scene. Siena builds complex quirky geometries based on defined instruction sets (algorithms) that amount to a kind of cowboy visual mathematics. 

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“Mr. Siena’s paintings transcend painting to  encroach on mathematics, puzzles, manuscript  illumination and maps. They elude Western art to  evoke Andean textiles, Chinese bronzes, African  bark paintings, Persian screens, jewelry and  glass-making and calligraphy. These disparate  associations, more carefully isolated and combined  in individual works than previously in Mr. Siena’s  art, make this savvy re-arrival the best show of  his career.” Roberta Smith, The New York Times

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James Siena’s work can be found in numerous public  collections including the Des Moines Art Center,  Iowa, The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell  University, The Museum of Fine Art, Boston, The  Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, Missouri, The  McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, The Met, New  York, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, The  Philip Morris Collection, The SF MOMA, The Hammer  Museum, Los Angeles and the Whitney Museum.  

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Our partners at BravinLee Editions produce limited edition rugs by some of the most compelling contemporary artists working today. They work intimately with artists to translate their visual vocabulary and palette into rich textiles. Made of wool and silk, their rugs are hand-knotted by highly-skilled artisans in Nepal.