![Painted on a round canvas, we see a young man gazing down at a shell he holds in the palm of his hands. His whole self seems illuminated, which is highlighted by the black background](/sites/default/files/styles/content_hero/public/2023-11/colomer-ana-copy.jpg?itok=kFlwJfv2&cache-buster=d330ed0832&coords_hash=79de57e9db)
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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