Original artwork description:

ARTIST: Valeria Golovenkina
WORK: Original Acrylic painting, Handmade artwork
MEDIUM:Acrylic on Board
FRAME: Hand crafted varnished charcoal
YEAR: 2021
TITLE: "Black Water and Gold"
DIMENSIONS: 20x20 cm / 27x27 cm
Framed
Ships in box

My Black'n'White series are based on my research on the symbolic representation of black and white. Society has designated black as a symbol of darkness and evil, and white — purity, correctness and goodness. Society in its tradition normally fosters any desire to flee from the first and strive to the latter.

To my mind unconsciousness is the real darkness. Any attempt to present only your ‘bright’ side to the world and hide the other, while denying, ignoring and glossing over your own shortcomings, is what truly leads to self-destruction.

But without a shadow, there is no light.

All feelings and emotions must exist in harmony. The flame of fierce starts to devour its surroundings only if it gets out of control, the same way the kindest human traits get taken over by a destructive tsunami.

Black is just black.
White is just white.
Become yourself, not the best version of yourself.

Black water symbolizes deep reflections and the subconscious, a manually burned frame - the destructive effect of the fire of emotions, if they are not lived to the end. The combination of opposite elements means the unity and wholeness of the personality, to which the author aspires.

The charcoal frame is covered with yacht varnish. Valeria also used gold leaf for this painting.

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Materials used:

acrylic

Tags:

#sea #ready to hang #water #black #waves #realism #framed #grey #charcoal #gray #golden leaf #realistic sea #hand crafted frame #black water #mosaic gold