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River of Mirrors Painting
United States
Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 6 W x 12 H x 0.9 D in
Ships in a Crate
About The Artwork
A constructed image from my imagination depicting a scene from an African folklore story. This scene depicts the shards of a woman's soul exploding up into the sky that then fell back to earth in the form of water that would hold her image forever. The water was so clear and pristine that it looked like the surface of a mirror but when you looked into the water you see the face of the women reflected back at you not your own. This places name loosely translates to "river of mirrors" but I was told it was actually a large pond with completely still water. It is a beautiful and sacred place but one full of great danger, the women's soul in the water is vengeful and sometimes people who look into the water to long become captivated by her gaze and lean forward too far and fall into the water where they drown. I hope to paint more images from this story one day.
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Acrylic on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:6 W x 12 H x 0.9 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
Shipping & Returns
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a wooden crate for additional protection of heavy or oversized artworks. Crated works are subject to an $80 care and handling fee. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:United States.
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Matthew McDermott, b. 1981 NY, is an artist living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mat struggles with mental illness and epilepsy on a day to day basis but has found his purpose in the creative arts in the form of painting, stained glass and custom woodworking. Prior to 2018 his work was available only through a commission basis and resides in private collections throughout the United States. In 2015 he was fortunate enough to gain a patron that funded the body of his work now available in his portfolio. "My artwork has become my only way to find myself again. Life is good when I'm painting and creating and I'm happy because I'm doing what I love. When things are bad I focus on the fact that my art is there waiting for me to get better and that it is something to hang on to when everything seems so horrible and normal life feels like a dream or a story that can't possibly be real."
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