Header Images: Left- Anthony Carey – Alexandra,The Keystone Right- Newnes’ Pictorial Encyclopedia, Volume 9, On things that interest you and me. A stone Key.

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(1138) Nina Seidel - The highest point in the world is invisible from the stars.

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About this artwork

Sometimes it seems that some things on earth are overwhelming and unreachable. This might be problems in our lives or physical things, like the Himalayas that the encyclopaedia talks about. As humans, we stand in front of them in awe, yet the truth is that planet earth is just one planet among so many, and what is happening down here has no or not much importance to the rest of the universe. As humans we think of the highest point in the world reverentially and as something almost unreachable. Yet it is unrecognisable from far, invisible from the stars.
With this piece, I tried to show the highest point in the world from that perspective, indiscernible to the planets that surround the earth. I want to invite the viewer to adapt this view not only when looking at my work but ideally also when looking at issues going on in their lives. I think that looking at things as part of the whole that they are, helps us not to get stuck into details and puts things into perspective.

About Nina

Most of the time I portray women, wanting to pay them tribute with my drawings and paintings. I use the colour gold a lot in my work, as a symbol for the women’s preciousness, worth and beauty but I also use it other works I create.
Words are a constant part of my artwork: I use them as a decorative element but also to emphasize on the message of my works. As I travel a lot, I mostly create small & medium size pieces from light materials such as paper, carton, pencils & stamps. I like to work with repetition: portraying the same women several times with different words or creating one piece of work that I then repeat on different backgrounds makes me get to know the motive better.
My art practice enables me to explore and acquire knowledge about the things I paint, through my creations I communicate my view, emotions and thoughts on the topic behind a work.

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Nina was provided with the following page from Newnes’ Pictorial Knowledge Encyclopedia:

Volume 2
True tales of high adventure.
The highest point in the world
Artist:
Nina Seidel
Medium:
Acrylic on 300 gsm paper
Dimensions:
A4
Price:
85 EUR