VENICE VIBRATIONS

ORIGINAL PAINTING

ACRYLICS ON CANVAS

SIZE: 80 x 60 cm / 32 x 24 inch

YEAR OF ORIGIN: 2016

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FRAMED

SIGNED

STAMPED

incl. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY & 

HANGING GEAR

 

3.500,00 €

  • 4 kg
  • Available
  • 1 - 2 weeks delivery time

DESCRIPTION

I like to run around the streets and marvel at the store window decorations. I had to recall that I used to devote more time to it as a child, and that I used to formally "run it off." Yet, this reality is exacerbated by the fact that many shop windows are just dull, or I am already familiar with this type of design.

 

This sensation is translated into my main characters in my work "Venice Vibrations" (after the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations"). The challenge was creating a scenario that depicted this translation. The piece depicts a man peering into a store window and another man leaving the facility from the back. In the shop window is a Venetian mask called "Solaris." The store display space is highly lit, and I experiment with whether or not the mask is lit, or if it is the mask that illuminates everything and captivates the observer.

 

I dabble with the supernatural and the mysterious. I think of occultism, altars, and, of course, Solaris, the sun. The sun is the brightest star in the sky. Every life on Earth is dependent on it. People have long been aware of its significance. Several previous cultures worshiped it as a deity. The daily emergence of the sun was partially anticipated impatiently and conjured up using religious or magical rites. The sun serves as the people's natural clock. The progression of the seasons resulted in the establishment of the calendar, which was critical for all crops, especially after the discovery of agriculture. The sun is therefore a symbol of the rhythm of life as well as of growth and development.

 

Stanislaw Lem's science fiction novel "Solaris" was published in 1961. It was also the inspiration for the Oracle computer operating system. Yet, Solaris is only a portion of my work because the observer is required to be informed, to be asked, "What is behind these walls, behind the store window? Is this a business? Only one base? Is it a platform?” However, the image creates an atmosphere rather than satisfying that wonder or interest, leaving the viewer wanting to know what it is about. The entire business setup could be a threat.