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Currency #191 "I fell different and they make me feel different" Artwork
Spain
Mixed Media, Acrylic on Acrylic
Size: 10.2 W x 10.2 H x 0.7 D in
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About The Artwork
This piece is one of the most recent and belongs to the "Exchange Currency Series" created by me in 2024. It originates from the concept of the "face" on coins. It is a unique work consisting of a portrait of an anonymous face on treated circular pine wood cut, created using mixed media techniques (acrylic, nails, staples, etc). Conceptually, the artwork is part of a project in which I, drawing from my own experience, explore the theme of foreignness and the sense of 'not being from here.' Furthermore, it connects with the experiences of others who have undergone the challenges of migration. In this case, the piece, which bears the phrase in Spanish: "Me siento diferente y me hacen sentir diferente" (I feel different and they make me feel different) serves as a pretext for a visual play in which the face blurs amidst references to urban art, Smileys, and abstraction. While conventional coins have a fixed value and typically depict a national figure, my coins showcase anonymous faces and offer variable, often arbitrary, selling values. These coins can function both individually and as panels alongside others from the same series, allowing for the creation of installations as vast as desired. I also create panels on commission according to the preferences of clients.
Details & Dimensions
Mixed Media:Acrylic on Acrylic
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:10.2 W x 10.2 H x 0.7 D in
Frame:Not applicable
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Ships From:Spain.
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Chisinau, 1982. Moldovan artist based in Spain. My approach is figurative and revolves around mainly human themes: metanarratives, death, value, subjectivity, family, among others. I like to approach them from a playful plastic game of repetitions, juxtapositions of colors, deformations in favor of psychological realism, and arbitrary use of elements and resources that I have in my studio. One of the constants in my work is the creation of panels, which, through the repetitive use of representations make a narrative. The visual element of repetition, particularly in the form of portraits, is a graphic obsession for me that captures a world where seriality is a defining feature. These pieces address themes such as death, tempus fugit, obsolescence, using a vibrant color palette inspired by folk art, advertising and Kitsch. The final image is a colorful and humorous antithesis.
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