41 Views
5
View In My Room
Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 18 W x 24 H x 0.8 D in
Ships in a Box
41 Views
5
Featured in the Catalog
Artist featured in a collection
Oil on Canvas
One-of-a-kind Artwork
18 W x 24 H x 0.8 D in
Not Framed
Not applicable
Ships in a Box
Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Ships in a box. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
United States.
Please visit our help section or contact us.
United States
There are many customs and rituals that are participated in because of the precedents others have set. The Mongolian custom of shaking someone’s hand if you step on their foot is an example I often give. This custom can be seen commonly practiced by everyone in Mongolia regardless of whether they are complete strangers or not. Initially, when such rituals were first practiced or created I imagine there must have been a more apparent, explicit reasoning for them [you do A because of B], but as these rituals and customs traverse time the reasons become less apparent; you shake hands when you step on someone’s foot but the why isn’t explained, you just do it because it's common custom and etiquette. The same can be said for many aspects of language. How the forms of different letters, words, phrases, sounds came to be are all questions that drive my work. Then how these different aspects of language are related to symbol/symbolism and can be visualized is what manifests in my paintings. I paint words and translations to display how disparate symbols can mean the same thing, represent the same image. A letter can be painted a million different ways but still be recognizable as something familiar. In the end, words can still be made. But what happens when the symbols presented are not ones in your present visual vocabulary? I paint and try to visualize how things like language can connect people but also create barriers.
Featured in Saatchi Art's printed catalog, sent to thousands of art collectors
Artist featured by Saatchi Art in a collection
We deliver world-class customer service to all of our art buyers.
Our 14-day satisfaction guarantee allows you to buy with confidence.
Explore an unparalleled artwork selection by artists from around the world.
We pay our artists more on every sale than other galleries.