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Goddess Mawu and elephant (original mixed media), 70×100 cm (4.7 cm thick)
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The West African goddess Mawu with elephant in modern style on canvas (mixed media oil painting)
The goddess Mawu stands for creation, connection with the earth and a gentle, feminine power. Her power animal, the elephant, stands for wisdom, intuition and enormous power from within.
As is the case with the theme of "creation" and genesis itself, this painting was created intuitively and step by step. The many colors themselves were initially a chaos on the canvas, which quickly became orderly again. It wasn't clear at first that these two figures were going to appear on the canvas - but then it was so fitting!
The painting is part of my Mythology seriesin which I paint figures from ancient legends and myths in a modern setting. I do this deliberately because I want to remind you that there are superpowers in all of us and that the heroes, gods etc. are only a symbol of this. The old legends still live on - even in you! But we can interpret them in a modern way.
In this painting, I used texture paste and charcoal powder to visualize the earth and the theme of origin/creation. The collage elements such as writing and butterflies are integrated to make the theme of evolution / development visible and the acrylic inks and spray paints used add many colorful aspects - the aspects of life itself.
At the end, I added gold elements that interact with the light in the room and reflect it in a unique way. This is the symbol of refinement/completion. Because this painting has so many unique elements that give it a special texture, it is currently only available as an original and not as an art print. In an art print, too many of these elements would no longer come into their own.
You can see the development process here:
Original painting or art print? You decide
Here you can see a direct comparison of an art print vs. the original, both on canvas. Elements made of a special material, such as textured paste or gold leaf, can of course look different and less vivid in the art print. The canvases of the art prints contain a small amount of polyester and are therefore harder than "real" art canvases. However, the other finishes are very similar to the original.
All canvases have either an enclosed metal hanger (the art prints) or a picture wire attached by me (originals) so that the pictures can easily be hung directly on a nail on the wall.
The fine art prints on paper come unframed, as it is my experience that the taste for picture frames is very individual and they should match the interior. However, if you would like to receive your fine art paper print framed, please contact me instead of booking here via the store. Then I can give you the prices for already framed pictures and order them manually according to your wishes.
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