My friend and fellow artist LFIRE has been making wonderful art utilizing cardboard (See her recent cardboard art on her latest blog: https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2420946 ) Inspired by her work, I've been looking at cardboard with new eyes, and seeing the artistic beauty in it. This piece is one result:
The portrait of "Venus" is from a magazine catalog advertisement; her hair is enhanced with colored ink pens. I've used this image of "Venus" several times in other art pieces; the advertisers developed this image from a 1480's painting by Botticelli called "Birth of Venus": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_Venus
The flower images are from "The Whole Seed Catalog/From Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds/2018"* that Your Enchanted Gardener gifted me. The magazine images are glued onto Rhimax*** paper for stability and thickness and then onto a piece of background burlap paper.
The art piece is glued onto the "frame" that is an old cardboard box. The outer box originally was white and not in very good condition; the inside of the box was a wonderful rich light brown hue. I took the box apart carefully, turned it inside out, and reconstructed it so that the inner became the outer. Several coatings of clear matte Acriglaze** were applied to the cardboard to protect it and give it a soft sheen. I really like the texture of the cardboard and the vertical lines in it.
Jute was added for the hanger; you can see the depth of the box by the shadow cast. Piece is 7" X 7.5" X 2.5" depth.
All Eco Art by mayah(c)2019.
"Eco Art by mayah" utilizes reused/recycled and earth-friendlier materials whenever possible.
See more Eco Art with cardboard "frame":
"Printer Magic": https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2415326
LFIRE "Dreaming a New Reality" blog: https://www.curezone.org/blogs/f.asp?f=471
Enchanted Gardener "Plant Your Dream" blog: https://www.curezone.org/blogs/f.asp?f=92
*Baker Creek Heirloom Seed company: https://www.rareseeds.com/
**AFM Safecoat AcriGlaze: http://www.afmsafecoat.com/products/clear-finishes/safecoat-acriglaze-gloss-and-matte
***RHIMAX 100% post consumer recycled paper product: https://www.marylandpaper.com/products
MORE ECO ART BLOGS:
Dreaming of Spring: https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2420576
New Year 2019: https://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2419609