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Original artwork description:
Title: Old telephone
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 39.3" x 17.2" or 100x45 cm
Year: 2014
Edges of a picture is painted
Signed on the front and back.
Certificate of authenticity is included
Description:
This painting is part of a series of works called "His Majesty the Telephone and Retro stuff" and features a retro phone as the main subject. The phone is depicted flowing. This effect serves as a visual metaphor about impermanence and the fleeting nature of material objects.
The phone itself is an artifact of a bygone era, a reminder of a time when communication was more limited and technology less advanced. Yet, in its day, it was an important and even luxurious item, a symbol of status and sophistication. The painting invites the viewer to reflect on how the things we value and attach importance to today may one day be viewed as quaint or outdated, like the retro phone in a museum display.
The color palette is warm and subdued, with a vintage feel that complements the retro theme. The brushwork is loose and expressive, adding to the overall sense of movement and change.
Overall, this painting is a poignant reminder of the impermanence of all things, and invites the viewer to contemplate the transitory nature of material existence.
Materials used:
oil
Tags:
#retro #nostalgia #conversation #phone #telephone #old telephone #retro phone #impermanence #philosophicalart #museumquality #vintagephone #retroart #luxuryitem #visualmetaphor #contemplativeartOld telephone (2014)
Oil painting
by Anastasiia Grygorieva
23 Artist Reviews
£797
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 45 x 100 x 2cm (unframed)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Surrealistic
- Subject: Still life
Original artwork description
Title: Old telephone
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 39.3" x 17.2" or 100x45 cm
Year: 2014
Edges of a picture is painted
Signed on the front and back.
Certificate of authenticity is included
Description:
This painting is part of a series of works called "His Majesty the Telephone and Retro stuff" and features a retro phone as the main subject. The phone is depicted flowing. This effect serves as a visual metaphor about impermanence and the fleeting nature of material objects.
The phone itself is an artifact of a bygone era, a reminder of a time when communication was more limited and technology less advanced. Yet, in its day, it was an important and even luxurious item, a symbol of status and sophistication. The painting invites the viewer to reflect on how the things we value and attach importance to today may one day be viewed as quaint or outdated, like the retro phone in a museum display.
The color palette is warm and subdued, with a vintage feel that complements the retro theme. The brushwork is loose and expressive, adding to the overall sense of movement and change.
Overall, this painting is a poignant reminder of the impermanence of all things, and invites the viewer to contemplate the transitory nature of material existence.
Materials used:
oil
Tags:
#retro #nostalgia #conversation #phone #telephone #old telephone #retro phone #impermanence #philosophicalart #museumquality #vintagephone #retroart #luxuryitem #visualmetaphor #contemplativeartReturns and refunds
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Artist Reviews (23)
This artwork is sold by Anastasiia Grygorieva from Ukraine
