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Play Space No. 31 Painting

Lauren Matsumoto

United States

Painting, Oil on Canvas

Size: 48 W x 48 H x 1.5 D in

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

This is an oil painting on Belgian linen. My newest series, Play Space, explores the concept of birds at play. Birds float across the surface, lightweight and aloft, interacting with shapes that appear to be paper scraps in these spacious, minimal works. Growing up around birds, I observed their playfulness up close. Scientists have studied how various species of birds love to play with bits of string or paper scraps. Anthropomorphism is a great tool for helping us connect to nature and learn more about it. These paintings inspire us to look more closely at nature and find parallels within our own lives. Choosing simplicity helps us relate to our environment in a more balanced way. Uplifting, calm, and modern, my paintings are well-suited to a range of interiors from traditional, transitional, to mid-century inspired. Ships wired and ready to hang. Collector should frame it, if desired. My framing recommendations are included. Signed on back.

DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Painting:

Oil on Canvas

Original:

One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

48 W x 48 H x 1.5 D in

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My work examines modernism and our relationship to nature throughout history. My decades-long interest in birds developed while observing birds owned by my grandfather, who was a bird breeder during an era when harboring birds in cages was popular. My oil paintings are faux-collages on canvas recreating the forms of torn vintage documents from various eras. Color, pattern and texture are layered like sedimentary rock from our collective history, with details such as intentional drips, marks and signs of age applied by hand. Birds are the protagonists, foraging what mankind has left behind. In my work the birds are free, telling a story with fragments from our past. Also included here are my collages and ink drawings on paper, done as studies for my larger oil paintings.

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