Bed of Mussels

Bed of Mussels. 2024, Carrara, Nero Marquina Marble, Concrete Board, Thin-set. 60 in x 60 in x .5 in.

Site-specific marble mosaic installation created for Noe Valley Garden Tour. Part of Ongoing meditative drawing series inspired by community and travels to Italy, coastal Oregon, and Massachusetts.

Artist Brian Madden sitting in a greenhouse, next to black and white marble inlay mosaic of mussels installed in concrete floor, image by Jason Sutherland Hsu
A black and white carrara and nero marquina marble inlay mosaic of mussels installed in a concrete floor inside of a greenhouse
A black furry dog lying on a black and white carrara and nero marquina marble inlay mosaic of mussels
Black and white marble inlay mosaic of mussels installed in a concete floor in dappled light, in a greenhouse with sunlight coming in
Five people's feet surrounding a black and white marble inlay mosaic of mussels installed in a concrete floor in a greenhouse, during Noe Valley garden tour
Four pieces of a black and white marble inlay mosaic of mussels sitting on cardboard on a concrete floor with Artist Brian Madden's feet in the middle
A single nero marquina marble piece showing the black outline of a mussel sitting on a wood tray on a green shelf
Black and white sketch of a marble inlay mosaic of mussels by Artist Brian Madden