Blue veins Painting

The metaphor of blue vein in this artwork is a blue vein of Paris - Seine. This painting was created in art residency in Paris. I was absorbing Paris' treasures of art and the city itself as much as I could. I felt as if Paris was in my blood, throbbing in my veins. I had a need to express this feeling. I asked a friend of mine, who felt the same way about Paris, to pose for me. I was always charmed by the veins on human hands, so I asked my model to pump it to be visible as much as possible. During the process I was applying paint layer after layer in the place of veins. I wanted veins to pump with the paint. As a contrast, some parts of the painting I left covered with an aqueous layer of paint to emphasize the texture of the veins.