Things You Think You Own (2022) Original Oil Painting by Vanessa T Stefanova

This is an artwork I decided to paint after the thought crossed my mind that no one actually owns anything, if you have a pet bird the only reasons you believe you own it is because you either formed a bond or it’s stuck in a cage. The same principle could be applied to other humans, if you’re in any type of relationship with someone you can’t claim you own them because society has labelled that action as anti-social. You don’t own anyone, you’ve formed a bond to keep them around or they’re being held hostage.

On that idea I painted a bird carrying a pear with a barcode print on them. The concept of not actually owning anything seems harder to grasp with inanimate objects such as a pear, you don’t own a pear either, you tell people it’s yours and out of respect, inconvenience or fear they don’t take it from you.

This artwork is one of my hand-stretched ones, sold with hooks ready to hang and a certificate of authenticity.

Materials used:

Water soluble oils

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 30.5 x 25.5 x 1.7cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed certificate of authenticity
• Style: Surrealistic
• Subject: Animals and birds