Timeless - Limited Edition of 1 Artwork

Inspired by "Self-Portrait with Pipe (1886)" by Vincent van Gogh. For this portrait I wanted to keep a subtle organic feel to the piece. The underlying background image was captured during a stormy afternoon in the wild Atlantic Ocean and I enjoyed the contrast between the wild background and the polished look of Van Gogh. It felt like he was hiding a secret side to him….like he had something to hide. And therefore I started to play with the different elements in order to bring across this duality and make him look more “cheeky”. Someone who had to conform to customs and norms on the outside but had an alternative existence… The artwork was created as part of the Saatchi Art "The Other Avatars" NFT project. The project was a huge divergence for me, but this drove me to creatively explore in new and very exciting ways. I tried to marry old with new and understand as much as possible about what we believe to have held meaning for the artist, what fed and drove him…To do this I isolated myself for 3 weeks during the early stage of the creative process in order to truly inhabit another world. Much of Van Gogh s work demonstrate a reverence for nature. It is more idealist than realistic. I tried to make this come across in my pieces whilst at once attempting stylistically to marry traditional with contemporary art. For the creative process, Van Gogh’s self portraits were used as a base and digitally manipulated into the different personas. Just as in the age old process of woodblock prints which involved 4 stages of a process and different craftsmen, 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. Throughout the process 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. FINE ART PRINT FRAMED Dimensions: 30 x 30 inches inc. the frame. Image: 61cm X 61cm (26 X 26 in.) External Dimensions: 76 X 76cm (30 X 30 inches) When ordering an illusion frame you are ordering the glass size, not image size. We inset the print by 2 inches all the way around, which includes 0.5 inch deckled edge. Single Edition – $1850 Print available in Hahnemühle Photo Rag® – a white, 100% cotton paper with a smooth surface texture – guarantees archival standards. Photo Rag® meets the highest industry standards regarding density, colour gamut, colour graduation and image sharpness while preserving the special touch and feel of genuine art paper    308 gsm, 100% cotton Archival certified for 100+ years  ISO 9706 conform / museum quality for highest age resistance Available also: unframed as Giclée print. By interest please contact curator@saatchiart.com Note: Produced with 2 in. of white border to ensure accurate cutting edges Packaging: Rolled in a tube 20″ x 20″ (50 x 50 cm) Edition of 1. – $750 or 30″ x 30″ (76 x 76 cm) Edition of 1. – $1150 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. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT E-mail: info@m-aya.com WEBSITE http://www.m-aya.com INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/mayawaterart SAATCHIART https://www.saatchiart.com/mayaalmeida

Mixed Media:Paper on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:29.9 W x 29.9 H x 2 D in

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