This museum-quality assemblage of dried fruit is surprising and interesting - featuring favorites like an avocado and a lemon. It takes a very long time for these fruits to dry -so time is as much of a theme for this artwork as its varied textures and colors.

The organic matter arranged in rows within a square presents a balanced, earthy composition and offers a thoughtful mix of fruity neutrals. Where your mind can go while considering each unique dried fruit is up to you. 

- Measures 20” x 20” x 2.5”
- various dried whole fruits, steel pins, linen, and wood
- Built-in installation wire
- Installation hardware and instructions included
- Additional shipping required

Alec Madoff is an assemblage artist with more than thirty years of experience as a museum preparator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Studying American Studies and Art and Art History at Connecticut College, Alec embarked on a career of collection and curation.

As an artist he gathers everything from seashells to discarded toys to archaeological relics. Then, he renews and reuses these found items to create elaborately curated assemblages. Mounting each found object to appear as though suspended in space, Alec seeks to add order and permanence to what were previously discarded or forgotten artifacts.

Since childhood, Alec has explored the beaches of New Harbor, Maine and local spots where he continues to seek out shards of pottery, bone fragments, and other overlooked treasures.

From the Artist:

"I am inspired by sailors’ valentines brought home by whalers for their sweethearts at home, memory vases encrusted with bits and pieces to honor deceased loved ones, and the art of Asia and Africa where certain objects, colors, and metals became sacred."