Vase (tamagotchi) (2025) Original Oil Painting by Ben Stephenson

This painting depicts a vessel with an aloe plant, set against a warm orange ground. The body of the vase becomes a surface for imagery: a dark silhouette of a bird-like creature, a mountain form, and geometric fragments that suggest both landscape and digital iconography.

I wanted this vase to feel like a container of shifting worlds, carrying fragments of myth, memory, and the playful digital language of the Tamagotchi era. It continues my interest in objects as relics charged with aura and memory.

Materials used:

Oil paint on canvas

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 39.5 x 56.5 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 35 x 52cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the back
• Style: Surrealistic
• Subject: Still life