Past is the long, black night Painting by Tatiana Soteropoulos

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Mixed Media, 23.6x23.6 in

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Original Artwork Painting, Acrylic / Ink / Tempera

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Original Artwork refers to any work that is considered authentic and not a copy or imitation of the original works of an artist. Original artwork can be any type of painting, sculpture, performance, or other media. There are many types of original media. Mixed media includes oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings. For workshop paintings that bear evidence of master craftsmanship, this attribution must be further qualified. While they may be less valuable for different reasons, reproductions and copies have had a tremendous impact on our experience. They reach a greater audience than originals and act as a tonic against commodification. Original Artwork could also refer to the first work, which is always preceding all others. It could also refer to a prototype or a model from which other works can be made. Each work bears great similarities to the original.
Dimensions Height 23.6in, Width 23.6in
Categories Paintings under $5,000 Abstract

I have taken inspiration from the poem "The New Colossus," by Emma Lazarus, which is engraved on a bronze plaque at the Statue of Liberty monument in New York City. Originally conceived as a symbol of the friendship between France and the United States, and a sign of their mutual desire for freedom, over the years the Statue has become a universal emblem of independence throughout the world, embodying hope and opportunity as it welcomes millions of immigrants seeking a better life. After studying in the States and having spent much time there in subsequent years, I have given much thought to the issue of liberty, and what it means to truly be free. Although different cultures have varied ideas of what freedom is, to me the concept of absolute autonomy has always seemed unattainable. Being a part of a civilized society requires that a person must cooperate with others, and have concern for how others feel, while being free means that a person can say or act anyway that they want, without regard for others. Therefore freedom always has limitations, and "absolute freedom" is a utopia that can never truly exist. Regardless, the outright elusiveness of freedom does not deter anyone from embarking upon its pursuit, and it is this odyssey that defines and shapes us.

About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles

Acrylic

Paint using traditional pigments mixed with synthetic resins.

Ink

A strongly tinted liquid or paste that is used to mark paper or other printable materials. The design is done manually with a slab, feather, brush, or straightener.

Tempera

Paint based on an emulsion, greasy or lean with a pigment. Traditionally it is a painting using egg yolk, a natural emulsion, or whole egg as a medium to bind pigments.

Technic Painting

Painting is an art form of painting on a surface by aesthetically applying colored fluids. Painters represent a very personal expression on supports such as paper, rock, canvas, wood, bark, glass, concrete and many other substrates. Work of representation or invention, painting can be naturalistic and figurative, or abstract. It can have narrative, descriptive, symbolic, spiritual, or philosophical content.

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Tatiana Soteropoulos

United States

Tatiana Soteropoulos was born in Nicosia, Cyprus, and studied with a Fulbright Scholarship at the Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of[...]