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United Kingdom
Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 39.4 W x 39.4 H x 3.5 D in
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The original work was the right-side canvas, which I once completed in 2019 for the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death. However, I've been thinking of something lacking as a complete work. After pondering for a while, I could finally complete it as a diptych. The model is an imaginary figure I created based on Leonardo da Vinci's study drawing of an angel for "the Virgin of the Rocks". When I think of those who were sitters for art geniuses such as Leonardo da Vinci, it reminds me of contemporary celebrity culture. I believe they became art and fashion icons even though often portrayed as sacred, mythical and literary figures: people never cease flocking around galleries and museums to see those portraits on varied themes almost religiously. I explored our human mentality concerning those iconic figures once portrayed in the name of art by drawing a comparison with our contemporary celeb culture. I placed the creepered wall in the background drawing inspiration from the scene covered with Virginia Creeper on a fine autumnal day in the heart of the English Lake District where I'm based. In this way, I explored the embodiment to entwine the concept above with my personal touch. Hence the title "Virginia (after Da Vinci) Diptych". I'm happy to arrange shipping without a frame in packaging securely two canvases together in the robust cardboard box to reduce shipping expense. Please feel free to contact me if you prefer this way.
Multi-paneled Painting:Acrylic on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:39.4 W x 39.4 H x 3.5 D in
Number of Panels:2
Frame:Black
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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Ships From:United Kingdom.
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Hideyuki Sobue (b. 1965) lives and works in the Lake District, UK, yet grew up as an orphan in Aichi, Japan. Working with drawing and painting, two historic media that have served as a fundamental means of communication since prehistoric times, he explores the unbroken line in the relationship between art and humanity. Sobue uses an entirely original brush hatching technique employing Japanese sumi ink and acrylic. Created through a fusion of influences - the concept of Disegno in the Florentine school of the Renaissance, oriental artistic heritage and neurological studies - Sobue’s medium attempts to create a platform bridging east and west, and explore the interdisciplinary approach related to the human act of seeing. Sobue has exhibited extensively throughout the UK and Japan. Notable exhibitions include “A Letter to the Earth from Beatrix” commissioned by the National Trust and supported by Arts Council England
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