With Love and Kindness Forever (A/P)
With Love and Kindness Forever (A/P)
Only Artist Proofs available from this edition
Archival pigment ink and screenprint with spot varnishes on Somerset fine art paper with torn edges
110cm x 80cm
Unframed
Signed and numbered limited edition of 75
With Love and Kindness Forever. In her first foray into still life, Rivans celebrates the exuberance of earth, of goodness, and of all things living. An urn by the Venetian artist Giovanni Piranesi takes centre stage, overflowing with flora and fauna that seem to burst with vibrant life. Amongst the heady bouquet, Rivans embeds emblems of the earth’s great magic and mystery: a pomegranate, to symbolise fertility, beauty and eternal life; a budgie, with it’s mystical ability for mimicry; a vintage wristwatch, to remind us that time is only a construct; a bumblebee, keeping the great cycle of life turning; and a ballerina, whose poise and grace symbolise harmony and rhythmic life. Made during the lockdown of 2021, With Love and Kindness, Forever offers a joyful window onto the world – a much needed tonic in a time of confined existence.
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