First Encounter
About First Encounter
First Encounter is a conceptual, slightly surrealist artwork from the Alchemy of Love series exploring the sensuality of love. How the mind and imagination shapes our perception of romance and the dynamics of relationships. In a daydream like state, the mind's eye recalls an intimate embrace, the sensuality of a voice, the tactile thrill of physical intimacy.
Neurons spark, dopamine flow… is our brain chemistry the one responsible for thinking non-stop about someone we're falling in love with. What are the emotions that flow after a first encounter? How does the mind represent these deep inner feelings?
Images of flowing water represent life and the freshness of a new beginning; a pair of lips, the sensitive erogenous and tactile organ symbol of sensuality and sexuality. The eye, probably the most important symbolic sensory organ conveys a gateway into the soul.
First Encounter is an emotionally charged work intermixing photography, digital photomontage, photo-painting and drawing to express the excitement and also the vulnerability of falling in love.
This artwork is from the Alchemy of Love series which is a collection of photomontages that explore the mind's dreamy slightly surrealist interpretation of the world of love and emotional relationships. The series brings together both photography, photo-painting and drawing and expresses the flow of thoughts and emotions.
About Artist Keith Grafton
I am a London based artist working worldwide with photographic compositions, photographic based abstraction and mix media collage in order to break the boundaries between digital, traditional and contemporary art styles and expressions ...
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2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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Limited Edition | |||||||||||||||||
STYLE |
Conceptual | |||||||||||||||||
SUBJECT |
Love | |||||||||||||||||
EDITIONS | 25 ( +3 Artist Proofs ) | |||||||||||||||||
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MATERIALS |
Paper, Aluminium, Acrylic Glass |
MATERIALS |
Original C-Type Fujicolor Crystal photographic print on aluminium composite panel laminated under acrylic glass. Ready To Hang. Signed and numbered by the artist on the back. CoA included. Small run Limited Editions available in three sizes. |
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY | Original Certifcate Signed by the Artist |
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READY TO HANG | Yes | |
SIGNED | Yes, Signed and Titled Verso | |
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SHIPPING: | Ships from United Kingdom | |
PRODUCT ID: | 19KG0061 |
website: | barongraftonarthouse.com | email: | enquiries@barongraftonarthouse.com |
telephone: | +44 (0)208 581 2437 |
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copyright: |
©barongraftonarthouse 2023 All Rights Reserved |
Original & Limited Edition Delivery & Returns
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