Sight lines are a key factor that CMAA takes into consideration when thinking about the relationship of artworks to the architecture that surrounds them. To this end, John Mason’s freestanding ceramic has been designated a focal point of the home. Visible upon entry into the apartment, it is installed at the end of a long and beautifully lit corridor, with the Philadelphia skyline as its backdrop.
Rittenhouse, Philadelphia
For many years, CMAA has been working with the owners of this Philadelphia home—both passionate and focused art collectors. The living/dining room features paintings and a floor sculpture by Californian artists—a nod to the Californian roots of one of the collectors. From left to right: Clare Rojas, Untitled (2019), Xylor Jane, Clown Bar (2018) and John Mason, Figure, Moss Green (2014). The ceramic tabletop sculptures are by Philadelphia based artist Trish DeMasi.
Paintings (left to right): Xylor Jane, Clown Bar, 2018; Clare Rojas, Untitled, 2018; and David Simpson, BayDay, 2019
Ceramics: John Mason, Figure, Moss Green, 2014 (floor sculpture), and Trish DeMasi (tabletop)
John Mason, Figure, Moss Green, 2014
Joel Shapiro, Bird, Boat, Mother and Child, 2009
Dashiell Manley, From inside flowers, 2019. Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco
Ceramics: Trish DiMasi
Dashiell Manley, From inside flowers (detail), 2019
Clare Rojas, Untitled, 2018
Paintings (left to right): Pat Steir, Green (detail), 2013; Jessie Edelman, Apricot Room, 2018; and John Houck, Accumulator #33.3_02, 2019
Pat Steir, Green, 2013
Mel Bochner, Do I Have to Draw You a Picture?, 2019
Albert Coma Bau, Encounters
Andrea Geyer, Constellations (Winnaretta Singer), 2022
Courtesy of the artist and Hales, London and New York.
Jarek Puczel, Entangled, 2017
Architect: Rasmussen/Su
Interior Design: Rasmussen/Su & Wild Chairy
Photography: Jeffrey Totaro
