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Original abstract artwork, created in brown colours on deep edge canvas stretched on a 38mm wooden frame for a modern look which can be hung on the wall without framing
The installation consists of a square canvas divided in half: the left side is painted with flat brown acrylic; the right side is covered in thick textured mud. On the painted side, names of global majority artists are subtly revealed at the bottom edge, emerging from under the paint. I chose a stretched square canvas to reflect the rigid, structured way in which art history is often framed—neatly confined within Western parameters. By layering it with mud and incorporating African fabric I disrupted this visual hierarchy and let tactile, cultural elements overflow into an area that is typically used for Eurocentric narrative. The canvas becomes a metaphor for the curriculum itself—seemingly balanced, but deeply uneven—and the fabric, with its vibrant patterns and histories, reclaims space for voices that have long been overlooked…
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size: 40" x 40" x 1.5 "
/100cmx100cmx3.8cm/

Materials used:

mixed media on stretched canvas

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#mixed media #square painting #original art #original painting #3d effect #art history #textured art #concept art #earth abstract #african abstract #brown colours #diversity art #natural element #famouse artists #mud abstract 

Paint Over The Past (2025) Acrylic painting
by Zhana Viel

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Original abstract artwork, created in brown colours on deep edge canvas stretched on a 38mm wooden frame for a modern look which can be hung on the wall without framing
The installation consists of a square canvas divided in half: the left side is painted with flat brown acrylic; the right side is covered in thick textured mud. On the painted side, names of global majority artists are subtly revealed at the bottom edge, emerging from under the paint. I chose a stretched square canvas to reflect the rigid, structured way in which art history is often framed—neatly confined within Western parameters. By layering it with mud and incorporating African fabric I disrupted this visual hierarchy and let tactile, cultural elements overflow into an area that is typically used for Eurocentric narrative. The canvas becomes a metaphor for the curriculum itself—seemingly balanced, but deeply uneven—and the fabric, with its vibrant patterns and histories, reclaims space for voices that have long been overlooked…
Comes with certificate of authenticity.

size: 40" x 40" x 1.5 "
/100cmx100cmx3.8cm/

Materials used:

mixed media on stretched canvas

Tags:
#mixed media #square painting #original art #original painting #3d effect #art history #textured art #concept art #earth abstract #african abstract #brown colours #diversity art #natural element #famouse artists #mud abstract 
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Zhana Viel is an artist who spent her youth exploring natureand freely discovering the great outdoors. As a teenager, she studied photographyand design with the American photographer Giovanni who catalyzed... Read more

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