Paradise Lost - Limited Edition of 1 Artwork

Based on “Self-Portrait (Dedicated to Paul Gauguin) (1888)” and “Nursery on Schenkweg (1882) by Vincent Van Gogh. Original from the MET Museum. This piece brings together all the central elements of this project for me. I kept going back to it and adding more layers, more complexity and did not want to let it go. Its Van Gogh the artist, his works, his duality and struggle to exist in the world, his need to numb himself from pain and over sensitivity with alcohol, the darkness of the mind and finally his reverence for nature and the influence of Japanese woodblock art (the bird). Mixing traditional with contemporary the result is a feel that is surreal yet contemporary and I hope pays homage to the original artist and his works whilst still feeling modern and edgy. The artwork was created as part of the Saatchi Art "The Other Avatars" NFT project. Marrying old with new creative forms I tried to understand as much as possible about what we now believe to have held meaning for the artist, what fed…To do this I isolated myself for 3 weeks during the early stage of the creative process in order to truly inhabit another world and tried to interpret the work in a manner that visually appealed to my aesthetic whilst still doing justice to the original style. Throughout this project I felt a distinct pull towards making each avatar a complete original with little bearing to each other…In this way each character has his own story. There was a conscious intention to attempt to incorporate the artists’ original style or source of inspiration: Bold contour lines, prominent diagonals, a high or absent horizon, a unique way or representing space with emphasis on foreground and background and giving prominence to the natural world. For the creative process, portraits were used as a base and digitally manipulated into the different personas. I digitally layered different photographs, sketches and experimental pieces from the studio on a blank canvas. Many were Images of the the ocean, the sky and also of fire captured in slow motion. This was completed in Photoshop in order to combine the various elements into a unique digital file. Single one of a kind edition – $2850 FRAMED FINE ART PRINT: Image Dimensions: 81 X 81cm image (32 x 32 inches) External Dimensions: External Dimensions will depend on the choice of frame. Option 1: Black Bern Frame with Black or White Mount Image Dimensions: 81 X 81cm image (32 x 32 inches) External Dimensions: 95 X 95 cm (37.5 X 37.5 inches) Option 2: Frosted Aluminium Frame behind HD plexiglass Image Dimensions: 81 X 81cm image (32 x 32 inches) External Dimensions: 82 X 82 cm (32.3 X 32.3 inches) Mount: 3mm Crystal clear plexiglass on dibond Hi-definition 12 colour printing Certified for 100+ years Print available in Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta - a bright white, cellulose-based FineArt inkjet paper with an inkjet coating specially tailored for FineArt use. The clearly visible, exquisite felt structure lends the paper its lovely soft feel and tactile surface texture to produce prints with a stunning three-dimensional quality and depth with a coating that gives the feel of a traditional analogue baryta paper meeting the most exacting requirements for age resistance. All Hahnemühle papers have been certified by independent institutes to be highly resistant to ageing and are vegan, in order to meet the highest requirements of customers. Achieving outstanding printing results and a high age resistance of over 100 years, the FineArt inkjet papers meet the highest standards for fine art applications and are perfect for long-term exhibitions, art collections and special editions. 325 gsm, 100% α-cellulose Bright white, Clearly visible, exquisite felt structure High-gloss premium inkjet coating for outstanding print results Acid- and lignin-free ISO 9706 conform / museum quality for highest age resistance For choice of frame, please contact curator@saatchiart.com FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT E-mail: info@m-aya.com Mobile phone / WhatsApp: +44 7779 319654 WEBSITE http://www.m-aya.com INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/mayawaterart TWITTER https://twitter.com/mayawaterart SAATCHIART https://www.saatchiart.com/mayaalmeida

Mixed Media:C-type on Aluminium

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:32.3 W x 32.3 H x 2 D in

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