Year
2026
Series
Technique
Blue ink and grey 18K gold leaf
Artwork size
56 × 76 cm each
Support
Arches Satiné HP
Edition
Unique original diptych
Presentation study
Passe-partout · gold frame
Type
Original work
Studio documentation
Johann Sauty documentation
Story
Created in 2026 within Letter to Time, ArtyA Complexity is a unique diptych in blue ink and grey 18K gold leaf.
Across two 56 × 76 cm sheets, the drawings hold a dialogue between watchmaking form, handwritten letter and reflective leaf. Johann Sauty’s studio photographs record the work in progress for this presentation.
Read the material notes
Blue ink moves between two related drawings, carrying watchmaking architecture into a handwritten field. From a distance, the pair reads as one balanced presence; at close range, each sheet keeps its own rhythm.
Gold leaf is present as matter rather than printed colour. Its visibility changes with light and viewpoint: at one angle it can recede into the paper; at another, it interrupts the blue with a reflective flash. The surface therefore asks the viewer to move, revealing something a single fixed photograph cannot fully retain.
That tension—between disciplined line, handwritten time and unstable reflected light—forms the material grammar of this Letter to Time.
Studio sequence
From line to leaf.
Five views of the work in progress. Swipe or scroll to move through them; use Tab to reach each image’s Enlarge button.
Work details
Inside the Atelier
The work
ArtyA Complexity is a 2026 work in the Letter to Time series. A unique original diptych created as a private commission. The work comprises two sheets, 56 × 76 cm each; for this presentation, an owner-approved presentation study pairs the sheet with a passe-partout and gold frame.
Materials & technique
According to Mauro Carraro, the work combines blue ink and gold leaf on 300 g/m² Arches paper. In the photographed surface, the blue line constructs the watch and its surrounding handwritten narrative, while gold leaf is placed selectively over the drawn mechanism.
Studio process
Johann Sauty documentation records the work in progress for this presentation. The five photographs show the diptych and details of the work in progress. Public use and exact credits remain subject to rights clearance.
Exhibition context
No public exhibition claim is made. Any publication context remains subject to final studio confirmation.
In a private collection
ArtyA Complexity has been acquired.
This unique original has been acquired and is now in a private collection.
Diptych · sold
Bespoke commission
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