Leaf Man - Limited Edition of 3 Artwork

Based on by “Self-Portrait (1889)” by Vincent van Gogh. For this piece I used Van Gogh’s fascination and love of the natural world as well as his inspiration on Japanese art to marry these two worlds. To convey the personality of someone who is ‘from another world’ and wanted to make him look somewhat surreal as this is how I imagine the artist felt for most if his life. The helmet I chose was used is a vintage piece that had been used by a Japanese fighter pilot during WWII and the layers of blue were shot in the Atlantic Ocean from the back of a boat sailing at high speed. The end result I found fascinating as the effect became increasingly less like water and more like the texture of a Leaf. A metaphor for how patterns in nature world tend to repeat themselves… The artwork was created as part of the Saatchi Art "The Other Avatars" NFT project. The project was a huge divergence for me, but this drove me to creatively explore in new and very exciting ways. I tried to marry old with new and understand as much as possible about what we believe to have held meaning for the artist, what fed and drove him…To do this I isolated myself for 3 weeks during the early stage of the creative process in order to truly inhabit another world. Van Gogh was most inspired by Japanese woodblock prints. This influence was so strong that Van Gogh’s even changed his style and subject matter. He was particularly taken by the Ukiyo-e style which were in essence pictures of an imagined floating fleeting world. This work alluded to the illusionary nature of the natural world… Woodblock prints gave Japanese culture a means of expression combining perception with culture and philosophy of life. Like my own work pieces show a reverence for nature. It is more idealist than realistic. In the self Van Gogh self portrait (dedicated to Gauguin) I learned that such was the influence of Japanese art, that the artist even modified his eyes to look more Japanese. For the creative process, Van Gogh’s self portraits were used as a base and digitally manipulated into the different personas. Just as in the age old process of woodblock prints which involved 4 stages of a process and different craftsmen, I digitally layered different photographs, sketches and experimental pieces from the studio on a blank canvas. Many were Images of the the ocean, the sky and also of fire captured in slow motion. This was completed in Photoshop in order to combine the various elements into a unique digital file. Throughout the process there was a conscious intention to attempt to incorporate the artists’ original style or source of inspiration: Bold contour lines, prominent diagonals, a high or absent horizon, a unique way or representing space with emphasis on foreground and background and giving prominence to the natural world. TOTAL EDITION OF 3 COPIES – $1750 Dimension: 71 X 71cm (28 X 28 in.) Set in a contemporary Aluminium backing mounted behind the highest grade plexiglass. Mount: 5mm Crystal clear plexiglas Hi-definition 12 colour printing Certified for 100+ years Also available in a single larger size of 100cm (40 X 40 in) - $3200 + shipping Available unframed as Giclée print in the following sizes and editions. By interest please contact curator@saatchiart.com GICLÉE PRINT ON HAHNEMÜHLE FINE ART BARYTA PAPER Edition: Limited to 3 copies accompanied by authenticity certificates Print Technique: Canon High-gloss premium inkjet coating for outstanding print results Paper: Hahnemühle Baryta paper 325 gsm, 100% α-cellulose ISO 9706: Museum quality for highest age resistance Acid- and lignin-free Inks certified for 100+ years and professionally framed and finished. Note: Produced with 2 in. of white border to ensure accurate cutting edges Packaging: Rolled in a tube 10″ x 10″ (25 x 25 cm) Edition of 3. – $300 20″ x 20″ (50 x 50 cm) Edition of 2. – $650 40″ x 40″ (100 x 100 cm) Edition of 1. – $1700 Please contact curator@saatchiart.com if you are interested. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: E-mail: info@m-aya.com WEBSITE http://www.m-aya.com INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/mayawaterart TWITTER https://twitter.com/mayawaterart SAATCHIART https://www.saatchiart.com/mayaalmeida

Mixed Media:Chalk on Aluminium

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:3

Size:28 W x 28 H x 1.2 D in

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