Gorget draws inspiration from primitive adornments — the small, expressive stone worn as a necklace, reinterpreted here as a symbol of beauty, vulnerability and endurance.
At the center, a smooth black stone is bound to the textured surface with taut leather, suspended between strength and restraint. Layers of pale overlay and curious texture create a veined, timeworn ground — like skin remembering pressure.
This minimalist assemblage is resemblance of artifact and meditation — merging historical reverence with modern abstraction. The materials, reclaimed and raw, evoke the quiet resilience of things meant to last.
As with all works in Ned Albright’s Attachment Series, Gorget embodies the paradox of human defense: how what we build to express ourselves eventually becomes what visually defines us.
Signed, one-of-a-kind mixed-media wall sculpture by Ned Albright.
Gorget draws inspiration from primitive adornments — the small, expressive stone worn as a necklace, reinterpreted here as a symbol of beauty, vulnerability and endurance.
At the center, a smooth black stone is bound to the textured surface with taut leather, suspended between strength and restraint. Layers of pale overlay and curious texture create a veined, timeworn ground — like skin remembering pressure.
This minimalist assemblage is resemblance of artifact and meditation — merging historical reverence with modern abstraction. The materials, reclaimed and raw, evoke the quiet resilience of things meant to last.
As with all works in Ned Albright’s Attachment Series, Gorget embodies the paradox of human defense: how what we build to express ourselves eventually becomes what visually defines us.
Signed, one-of-a-kind mixed-media wall sculpture by Ned Albright.
