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Alena AhrensThinking of You2024
2024
About the Item
Thinking of You is an evocative artwork that immediately captivates with its unique presentation on a custom wooden arc, eliminating the need for traditional framing and making it ready to hang. This painting invites viewers to immerse themselves in its stunning array of colors, intricate layers, and intriguing transparency. The textures blend seamlessly, contributing to an ethereal, soft, and mysterious feel. Each element of this unique piece coalesces to create a visual experience that stirs deep emotions and captures a sense of fleeting beauty, making it a profound addition to any space.
This artwork captivates viewers with its enchanting organic feel, inviting a closer examination of its truly unique edges. Each side of the piece meanders with a natural flow, subtly shifting in texture and tone in a way that mimics the gentle undulations of a serene landscape or the soft contours of a cloud. The edges are not merely boundaries but integral parts of the artwork's narrative, suggesting a form that extends beyond the visible, into a space governed by sensation and imagination.
The color palette enhances this ethereal quality, with hues that change almost imperceptibly along the periphery. These shifts might be easy to overlook at a casual glance, but upon closer inspection, they reveal intricate layers of detail—faint brushstrokes, a delicate gradient, or a sudden, surprising splash of color that seems to appear out of nowhere. This careful orchestration of colors plays with the viewer’s perception, blurring the lines between the artwork and the space around it.
The phrase "nothing AGAIN" is partially obscured in the artwork, hinting at renewal while offering a glimmer of hope to the viewer, as if speaking directly to a lover's enduring optimism. This word evokes themes of recurrence and renewal, while the found text adds layers of love and longing. Together, they invite viewers into a continual rediscovery of the piece, enriching their emotional connection and understanding with each viewing.
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Signature and Certificate
All artworks are signed on the back in pencil and include the title, creation year, and signature. A certificate of authenticity is also included with the artwork.
- Creator:Alena Ahrens (1979, American, Chinese, English, Thai)
- Creation Year:2024
- Dimensions:Height: 58 in (147.32 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)
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- Framing:Frame IncludedFraming Options Available
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- Gallery Location:Clayton, MO
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2309214443732
Alena Ahrens’ studio practice is influenced by her cross-cultural upbringing, training in mindfulness, and fieldwork in painting and modern dance. Her transition into a studio practice began when early field and course work in the fields of psychology and performance led to training with Marina Abramović at MoMA PS1 (Summer, 2012). Alena has trained with Marina Abramović at MoMA PS1 (Summer, 2012) and has completed performance residency work with Mark Jeffery, Lin Hixson, and Matthew Goulish. Additional self-study led her to pursuing an MFA at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) where she expanded her performance practice to include visual and sculptural works. Alena has presented work at the Zhou B. Art Center (Chicago, IL), the Tipi Project (Brooklyn, NY), the Bruno David Projects (St. Louis), MoMA PS1 (NYC), and the DAMU Theatre (Prague, Czech Republic). She will be an artist in residence at Hangar (Portugal) in the Winter - 2023.
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