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Love Smiled Upon Me (2025) Original Oil Painting by Phil Maës
91.44 x 60.96 x 2.54cm (unframed) / 91.44 x 60.96cm (actual image size)
£1,048.2
Original artwork description
Love Smiled Upon Me is a compelling narrative diptych that explores the themes of connection, perception, and isolated intimacy amidst a bustling world.
In the first canvas, a young woman is captured mid-motion on a turning carousel. As the ride spins through a crowded park filled with people, she turns her head, completely detached from the chaos around her. Her face lights up with a radiant, genuine smile. For her, the entire world has faded into the background; she sees absolutely no one except for the young man positioned in the companion piece.
The second canvas provides the visual answer to her joy, but introduces a poignant contrast in perspective. While she is entirely locked into a singular focus on him, he gazes back at her, perceiving the full, vibrant reality of her surroundings. He sees her riding the carousel, surrounded by the laughter of other children and the energy of a packed, lively park.
Through this dialogue between two distinct frames, the artwork beautifully captures how love can simultaneously isolate us in a private universe and make us deeply aware of the vivid world our partner inhabits.
Materials used:
Oil on canvas
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 91.44 x 60.96 x 2.54cm (unframed) / 91.44 x 60.96cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the back
- Style: Graphic, illustrative and typographic
- Subject: People and portraits
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Original artwork description
Love Smiled Upon Me is a compelling narrative diptych that explores the themes of connection, perception, and isolated intimacy amidst a bustling world.
In the first canvas, a young woman is captured mid-motion on a turning carousel. As the ride spins through a crowded park filled with people, she turns her head, completely detached from the chaos around her. Her face lights up with a radiant, genuine smile. For her, the entire world has faded into the background; she sees absolutely no one except for the young man positioned in the companion piece.
The second canvas provides the visual answer to her joy, but introduces a poignant contrast in perspective. While she is entirely locked into a singular focus on him, he gazes back at her, perceiving the full, vibrant reality of her surroundings. He sees her riding the carousel, surrounded by the laughter of other children and the energy of a packed, lively park.
Through this dialogue between two distinct frames, the artwork beautifully captures how love can simultaneously isolate us in a private universe and make us deeply aware of the vivid world our partner inhabits.
Materials used:
Oil on canvas
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 91.44 x 60.96 x 2.54cm (unframed) / 91.44 x 60.96cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the back
- Style: Graphic, illustrative and typographic
- Subject: People and portraits
