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Anastasia Aureum
Dreamer s Ascent

$10,698.66
£7,962.96
€9,000
CA$14,837.98
A$15,974.43
CHF 8,554.62
MX$192,486.24
NOK 107,935.60
SEK 98,778.50
DKK 68,596.63

About the Item

Surrealist Animal Portrait,100x80x3cm oil, acrylic on canvas original painting one of a kind hand signed will be shipped stretched, ready to be framed/ hung unframed. The item is located in central London, UK. DESCRIPTION: This vibrant painting, titled "The Dreamer's Ascent," is a dreamlike composition that blends domestic intimacy with cosmic surrealism. The piece centers on a reclining figure—appearing to be in a state of deep rest or contemplation—merged into a warm, flesh-toned landscape that suggests a bed and a boundless desert. A white cat with expressive, pink-cheeked features stretches across the foreground, its body elongated as if defying gravity. The feline is tethered to a red, sled-like structure or swing, creating a sense of kinetic energy that pulls the eye upward toward a tumultuous, violet sky. Artistic Observations Color Contrast: The artist utilizes a bold, non-naturalistic palette, pitting the fiery warmth of the "earth" against a heavy, saturated purple sky and a singular, blood-red sun. Texture Gesture: The sky is rendered with expressive, swirling brushstrokes that suggest movement and emotional turbulence, contrasting with the flatter, more meditative application of paint on the figure. Thematic Depth: The work explores the fluidity of the subconscious, where the boundary between the physical self and the external environment dissolves, leaving only a surreal journey led by a companion animal. Tenderness and softness of childhood Is it a girl/teenager or a girl who is becoming a woman? wild and ferocious cat.Protective or attacking? caring or jealous? Love, passion, frendship. Storm with blue clouds. Sunrise or sunse.Perhaps the moon in fever of lust? ABOUT THE ARTIST: The creator of this work is an internationally exhibited artist with a distinguished academic background, including an MA in Fine Art from the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome (2014) and studies at Sorbonne University in Paris. Their practice has gained significant recognition in the UK, with work selected three times for the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Recent accolades include: Preselected for the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2024. Shortlisted for the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair 2024. Finalist for The Hari Art Prize 2024. The artist's work is held in esteemed public collections such as the Vatican Museums and the National Centre for Manzoni’s Studies in Milan. Collective exhibitions: 2025 MUC art fair in Munich,Germany. 2023 London biennale, Chelsea, Old Town Hall; 2023 YICCA International art contest, Venice, finalists exhibition; 2023-Royal Society of British Artists Bicentennial Exhibition at Mall Galleries, London,UK; 2023 - London, UK, Sunny Art Award International exhibition finalist; 2023 -Royal British Painters Society, Mall Galleries exhibition, London, UK; 2019 – London, UK Royal Watercolor Society’s Contemporary Watercolor Competition, Bankside gallery; 2018 – Edinburgh, UK, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, BP Portrait Award; 2017 – Vatican, Vatican Museums, “Antico Presente” exhibition; 2017 – London, UK, Sunny Art Award exhibition, finalist Sunny Art Center; 2017 – Exeter, UK, Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, BP Portrait Award; 2017 – London, UK, National Portrait Gallery, BP Portrait Award; 2017 – London, Works on paper Art Fair, Royal Geographic Society; 2016 – Rome, live painting at Brasilian Embassy at Simone Ghera’s “Dance inside Brasil” exhibition; 2016 – Oxford, UK, Oxford International Art Fair; 2015 – Mexico, MUMEDI Mexican Museum of Design; 2015 – Cambridge, UK, Cambridge International Art Fair; 2015 – Rome, Museum of Contemporary art MACRO; 2013 – Los Angeles, La luz de Jesus Gallery; 2013 – Shanghai, International Art Fair of Contemporary Art; 2013 – Rome, Embassy of Iraq, Embassy of Egypt; 2013 – Venice, Arte Laguna Prize’s exhibition at Venice’s Arsenal; 2012 – Rome, «Green blood»at Dorothy Circus Gallery; 2011 – Museum of Roman Civilization in Rome; 2010 – Naples, “Biennial of the artist’s book”; 2009 – La Paz, Bolivia, 4°Bienal Internacional Siart; 2008 – Bari, 28th International Fair of modern and contemporary Art; 2008 – Moscow, “Art Manezh 2008”, Central Exhibitions Hall Manege. Collections: Private collections in Italy, UK, Russia, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Singapore, USA, Vatican Museums, Nina lobanova-Rostovskaya (London), National Museum of Art Humor of Tolentino, National Museum of Sacred Art of Nonantola (Italy), Marchese Sacchetti(Rome), National Centre for Manzoni’s Studies (Milan).
  • Creator:
    Anastasia Aureum (1987, British)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 35.44 in (90 cm)Width: 47.25 in (120 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2144217420442

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