Original artwork description:
This large oil painting was recently exhibited at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artist's summer portrait exhibition.
Coltan is a metallic ore that contains tantalite. From tantalite we can extract tantalum, a key ingredient in tantalum capacitors a component ubiquitous in nearly all forms of technology.
The planned obsolescence of today's phones, tablets and computers fuels the desire for this metal and has created one of the world's newest conflict minerals.
Mines pop up and gouge deep scars in countries such as the DRC, eradicating the already scarce territory of animals such as the mountain gorilla.
The source image for 'Coltan' has come from the very talented Alfredo Falvo and his documentary photographs on the subject.
Ready to hang!
Materials used:
Acrylic, oil and silver leaf on board
Tags:
#orange painting #protest art #silver leaf painting #african paintings #african man portrait #mining landscape #coltan #conflict painting #congo painting #feature wall landscapeColtan (2019)
Oil painting
by Paul Ward
1 Artist Reviews
£1,893.1
- Oil painting on Panel / Board / MDF
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 85 x 55 x 5cm / 85 x 55cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Original artwork description
This large oil painting was recently exhibited at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artist's summer portrait exhibition.
Coltan is a metallic ore that contains tantalite. From tantalite we can extract tantalum, a key ingredient in tantalum capacitors a component ubiquitous in nearly all forms of technology.
The planned obsolescence of today's phones, tablets and computers fuels the desire for this metal and has created one of the world's newest conflict minerals.
Mines pop up and gouge deep scars in countries such as the DRC, eradicating the already scarce territory of animals such as the mountain gorilla.
The source image for 'Coltan' has come from the very talented Alfredo Falvo and his documentary photographs on the subject.
Ready to hang!
Materials used:
Acrylic, oil and silver leaf on board
Tags:
#orange painting #protest art #silver leaf painting #african paintings #african man portrait #mining landscape #coltan #conflict painting #congo painting #feature wall landscapeReturns and refunds
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Artist Reviews (1)
This artwork is sold by Paul Ward from France
