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Ikebana - Sun of Ikebana

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An abstract acrylic painting inspired on Japanese flower arrangement and the bright colors of the Caribbean. To buy a print of this painting please go here (remove the spaces):

http://fineartamerica.com /featured/sun-of-ikebana-
ben-morales-correa.html

-Hacsev

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Explosion!

Well, that is the first impression I get from this piece - I couldn't really identify that much from the picture, so I grabbed what I could and ran with it. It seems to be a person whose lower torso has literally exploded in a shower of black and white sparks.

Right, symbolism and so forth aside, I think that there is more to this. Thanks for confirming my suspicions with acrylic on canvas. The one thing I would suggest for improvement is the direction of your brush strokes. Perhaps take them along the lines of the black and white, to give an impression of movement, without really doing anything different or radically altering the image.

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Hacsev responds:

I'll take account of your suggestions. Thanks.

Almost like art poured into a blender.

Flowers by themselves aren't interesting still-life pieces anymore. They come off cliche, almost like the ever-present bowl of fruit used as a method for teaching amateurs. Taking those flowers and surrounding them with brilliant swirls of bright color and lines is a stupendous reinterpretation of the design.

There's not much to say about the design of the piece, but the one thing that really strikes me is how the flowers are positioned. In the middle of the piece, they stand as the barrier between the bright and the dark. Are they breaking away from the darkness and causing the light? I love thinking about those themes; it's what makes abstracts interesting to me.

I don't see any technical errors in the piece, so I can't take any points on that. The flowers, though abstract, do seem to lack a little bit of detail. Maybe a petal flying away in the background, toward salvation or oblivion, would serve to bring a little more emotion into the piece. Great work again!

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Hacsev responds:

Thanks for your comments, especially the first paragraph. The concept of detail in abstract design is way different from representation, so I have to disagree about the lack of detail in the flowers. And yes, it is the thoughts and interpretations of the viewers what makes this form of art alive and interesting.

Very good

This one certainly looks like a flower arrangement to me. As usual, your method of abstract art is seemingly flawless. The colors used are very pleasing to look at.

Not your best piece, I wouldn't say, but still very good. Something I wouldn't mind having hanging in the bathroom. I love the textured look, and the emptiness in the top right corner seems totally warranted.

The way the white seems to bleed through is interesting, and almost seems a bit overpowering, but adds an almost 'glowing' feel to this one.

Very good as usual, keep it up.

-RRC-

Hacsev responds:

You must have quite a large bathroom.

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Nov 13, 2010
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