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About The Artwork
I named her Kona. We spent our time on the island of Hawaii. I chose not to ask her my usual series of questions as I was more interested in watching her adapt to the occasion. I was celebrating my birthday and several of my friends attended. Alone with me she was a delightful and confident woman. However as soon as we got to the party she seemed to wilt away into herself. Initially she tried to talk with the guests but clearly didn’t feel accepted. No one talked to her. The party ended and the following morning at about 6am we started drinking Tequila, talking and taking pictures. I took hundreds of pictures. The morning turned to afternoon and we stopped around 4:30pm, exhausted. It was extraordinary, for both of us. I came away feeling that my painting of Kona should be about her moments, cast into this Hawaiian atmosphere, and how hard she tried, while distorting herself, wanting to be something she was not.
Details & Dimensions
Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper
Size:10 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in
Size with Frame:15.25 W x 15.25 H x 1.2 D in
Frame:White
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Handling:Ships in a box. Art prints are packaged and shipped by our printing partner.
Ships From:Printing facility in California.
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Ira Stein’s works confront issues that are difficult to talk about – sexual and physical abuse, social responsibility and what he feels is the dumbing down of society. As you will see, his works are bound together by his fascination with genetics and how it determines “all the shit you do.” His mantra, “Fuck Wisely” is a raw summation of his perspective on how society is evolving. Stein is a trained artist, a Vietnam veteran, former commercial airline pilot, and was a renown jeweler. With such an interesting and varied personal background, his works convey a well-rounded, multi-dimensional and inventive interpretation of the world surrounding him. His sculptures, mixed-media collages and figurative paintings all provide a glimpse into the psyche of an artist grasping with the notion of genetic essentialism viewed from the perspective of the troubled, vulnerable, and erotic female. Stein lives and works in Brentwood, California.
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