Arcipluvia VI, 2021 Painting

Framed dimensions: 28.5 x 36 cm; 11 1/4 x 14 inches; Paper dimensions: 18 x 25.5 cm; 7 x 10 inches; Signed, dated & titled on the reverse of paper. With string/wire to hang on the reverse of frame. This ongoing gouache series, titled Arcipluvia, is an imagined, kaleidoscopic world which serves to provide an emotive, immersive and joyously colourful escape from the everyday, being born out of a longing to visit beautiful landscapes. Arcipluvia is a name created from the Latin-derived word ‘arcipluvian’, which translates to an ‘arc of rain’, more commonly known as a rainbow, used to describe something which is multi-coloured. A jubilant and joyous place, No thing is too peculiar, Where colour reigns and hope prevails, In this land of Arcipluvia. An excitement-inducing natural phenomenon, the ephemeral rainbow is historically and presently a symbol of hope. Taking-on varied roles and meanings in religion and ancient myth across countless cultures, the rainbow was mostly considered a pathway between Earth and Heaven and subsequently became a sign of promise that better times lie ahead. Arcipluvia encapsulates everything good –old and new– that the rainbow represents, weaving messages of hope through mesmerising, undulating hills of colour – a contemporary paradise. Somewhat conversely, 'escapism' in itself is a complicated and contentious topic in art. Where a utopian scene is intended, to someone else it might serve as a stark reminder of the hardships of real-life, or some may even feel a more sinister dystopian air in the removal of everyday 'imperfections'.

Painting:Gouache On Paper on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:14.2 W x 11.2 H x 1.2 D in

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