Year of creation | 2019 |
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Dimensions | 84 W × 124 H × 0.1 D cm |
Type of art | painting |
Style | abstract |
Genre | genre |
Materials | acrylic, canvas |
Original abstract acrylic and other materials, hand-made painting on canvas, unframed. The painting signed in the back and could be also signed in the front. People find that most of my paintings, like this one, contain various shapes, forms, faces, a lot of details, etc ‘hidden’ within. They often are not visible from the first glance. They could be seen from a different angle, different position, different lighting or even different state of mind. Those images could come and go. Also, different people see different things. I believe that this property makes these pieces interesting. They could be discovered and re-discovered for a long time. Unfortunately, in most of the cases this could be only obvious when viewed ‘live’. I do not use varnish or gloss (unless by design) in order to preserve the original feel of a piece. One could easily apply these methods if needed. The shipping package includes a certificate of authenticity and ‘Thank you’ note. Shipped in a cardboard box, rolled-up.
Andrei Autumn was born in Daugavpils, Latvia (EU), former Soviet Union, in town which has achieved its world recognition due to the fact that Mark Rothko was born there. At early age of 14 in Narva, Andrei already started to sing with a rock-group which was founded by his brother. Later sang with Latvian groups: Livs, Corpus and others. He achieved some notoriety as a vocalist in his own town, Liepaja. In 1984 Andrei defected to the West and lived for over 24 years in USA, first 3 years in New York and the rest in and around Philadelphia. At the end of the 90s Andrei started to experiment with visual arts: painting, photography, etc. This passion was prompted by a simple intention to decorate his residence with art. What is the best way, but use your own work? You hang on your walls exactly what you like and it's cheap. Andrei is a self-taught artist and his only guide is the inner intuition. His pieces often depict complex emotions conveyed by layers and mix of colors and shapes. He toys with colour contrast. All its possible and impossible combinations. Even though the works are abstract, sophisticated viewers could see some images: faces, heads, other non-abstract shapes. One just needs a certain type of imagination to see them. Andrei's style and methods change from time to time, but in general terms could be described as Action, Color Field painting, Geometric Abstraction, and Emotional/Intuitional Art, etc. Andrei's pieces were exhibited in some small galleries and art/frame shops in US and Latvia. Andrei is also a musician: singer-songwriter and photographer, from 2008 residing in Latvia.