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Corne_Akkers
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ArtistCorné Akkers -
Typeimage -
Dimensions69.4 x 49.8 x 0.1 cm -
Price$1600
Indian Goddess At last: I discovered my regular model is Lakshmi, goddess of wealth, fortune, love, beauty, joy and prosperity. In Indian art she is often...
Indian Goddess At last: I discovered my regular model is Lakshmi, goddess of wealth, fortune, love, beauty, joy and prosperity. In Indian art she is often depicted as a golden-coloured woman; elegantly dressed and prosperity-showering. She also is associated with lotus flowers, so I made an arcade of styled lotus petals. I turned them into representational abstractions like the ones I saw in indian drawings and paintings. Colors are strong on purpose such as in indian art. I harmonized colors a bit more though in style with western tradition. Klimt as Inspirational Source Some time ago with my model I discussed some new ways I wanted to explore. For no particular reason we both thought of Klimt and especially his oil of Judith and the head of Holofernes. The initial goal was to capture some kind of sensual glance. However it should not become a sleazy one like you see in so many so-called romantic art mishaps. In my eyes eroticism and sensuality without a context only becomes
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