Ana Colomer

Sea (Urchin), 2023

Acryclic on tondo canvas | Unframed: 40 x 40 cm (80 cm diameter) 

‘This portrait depicts my young teenage son holding the endoskeleton of a sea urchin. I have been fascinated by these beautiful, fragile, globular structures since I was a child. In recent years, I have been using them as inspiration for my paintings and installations. When a red light is placed inside the shell its shape and size resemble a human heart. This artwork represents the fragility of the ecosystem that we are leaving to our children.’ 

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