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Miniature Figures Ski and Swim Through Mixed-Media Paintings by Golsa Golchini

January 4, 2020

Andrew LaSane

Miniature Figures Ski and Swim Through Mixed-Media Paintings by Golsa Golchini

Images © Golsa Golchini, shared with permission

Iranian mixed-media artist Golsa Golchini combines impasto and digital painting techniques to create miniature worlds of water and ice. Textured mounds of acrylic paint form three-dimensional waves and slopes. Digital paintings of tiny figures are added to the abstract landscapes via ink transfers, with additional details applied by hand. The paintings are simple by design because that is what the artist says the world needs right now.

Shadows added beneath the flat transfers, as well as the natural shadows on the raised paint, give the illusion that the swimmers and skiers physically are entering Golchini’s isolated environments. The limited color palette and similar character poses give the body of work a fun, unifying theme. “My artworks are my way of communicating with the observer about the things of everyday life that we all have in common,” Golchini said in a statement. “Although the artworks are simple, they are usually expressing challenging situations.”

Some of Golchini’s paintings are available online via Return on Art, or you can follow and contact her directly on Instagram.

Miniature Figures Ski and Swim Through Mixed-Media Paintings by Golsa Golchini

Miniature Figures Ski and Swim Through Mixed-Media Paintings by Golsa Golchini

Miniature Figures Ski and Swim Through Mixed-Media Paintings by Golsa Golchini

Miniature Figures Ski and Swim Through Mixed-Media Paintings by Golsa Golchini

Miniature Figures Ski and Swim Through Mixed-Media Paintings by Golsa Golchini

 

 

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