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@marlo
new heart
oil painting on canvas, covered with over 10,000 individually hand-stitched glass miyuki beads
new heart is about innocence, trauma, and self-reclamation. generally, my work focuses viscerally on a sole desired outcome or state, but with almost 150 hours in creating this piece, it was a far slower and more personal process
every artwork is treated like a magic spellāa conjuring of more of what I want to feel and to see in this world. I meditate to achieve the desired state and maintain it while expressing the vision that comes through. for new heart, I knew this would be more of a challenge. transcending enough trauma to be able to feel the intended stateāinnocent, open-hearted, and lightāis not something I could do in one session of meditation. even with more time, it felt like it might be impossible, but I needed to try
the beads are a representation of consciousness, of bringing things into the light to be fully seenāand there was much to see and to feel as I went along. while stitching each bead onto this painting, I felt like I was slowly stitching together a long-neglected wound. though physically complete, this artwork remains a work in progress until I can embody it. still, it serves as a reminder of the sublime beauty in healing, in opening, in letting go
to create this piece, the coloured gradient was applied to the canvas first, and approximately 10,400 translucent white glass beads were then individually stitched into it, creating a layer that feels much like ice, snow, or frost. thereās a beautiful purity to it, and coldness
should i make more of these?
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@simonapop
Loved this Wayne Thiebaud exhibit at the Courtauld Gallery in London last week.
The vibrancy of the colours and the delicious thickness of the oil paint strokes creates an incredibly appealing and captivating effect.
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@misspurple
i need @anacarolina.eth to sign this for me asap before she becomes a hotshot lol
edge as stillness. a mantra.
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@patdimitri
My first ācomposerā release is coming soon and I need help with the single art - this is the rough reference concept - who should I connect with ?
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@thumbsup.eth
Subscribe to this Patreon and watch the newest video, from October 27th.
Itās long, at 1h14m, but itās one of the most interesting video essays Iāve ever seen.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/contemporary-art-142103739
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