Additional information
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Medium | Giclee Mixed Media |
| Edition Size | 25 + 5 AP's |
| Mounted Size | 27.5" x 19.5" |
| Framed Size | 31.5" x 23.5" |
| Availability | Available to Order |
The Pond – Koi Carp by Chess
£355.00 – £395.00
The Pond – Koi Carp
A Limited Edition of 25 + 5 Artist proofs
Giclee on Paper
By Chess
Description
The Pond – Koi Carp by Chess
Chess is a mixed media artist based in Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Her work firmly roots the iconic figures that she paints in their context, incorporating original newspaper clippings from throughout their lives and legacies.
The textual element of her work brings together the love of reading and writing that she explored through her English degree and Creative Writing Masters with her love of painting and creating.
The finished pieces, as well as being detailed portraits, have the added dimension of the stories that are attached to them.
Genuine Articles Used in creating the Original CollageThe Penguin Book of Japanese Verse – Translated by Geoffrey Bownas and Anthony Thwaite – Penguin Books, Harmondsworth – 1972
Koi or more specifically nishikigoi, are colored varieties of the Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens.
Koi is an informal name for the colored variants of C. rubrofuscus kept for ornamental purposes. There are many varieties of ornamental koi, originating from breeding that began in Niigata, Japan in the early 19th century. Several varieties are recognized by the Japanese, distinguished by coloration, patterning, and scalation. Some of the major colors are white, black, red, orange, yellow, blue, brown and cream, besides metallic shades like gold and silver-white (‘platinum’) scales. The most popular category of koi is the Gosanke, which is made up of the Kōhaku, Taishō Sanshoku and Shōwa Sanshoku varieties.
