These days
I am working on a curious painting subject that I have been forgotten for a
long time but recently took out from the drawer to the sunlight again. Let
me tell you about the origin of this project. About 10 years ago I came across a term called “ACEO", which referred to as Artist Cards, Editions, and
Originals. These ACEOs are miniature size artworks that always measure 2 ½”
x 3 ½” (64 x 89 mm )
and they can be made of any kind of paper, canvas sheet or board that can be
applied for any kind of drawing/painting mediums. ACEOs can be individual pieces
of original artwork or numbered editions. This small size artwork is a rising trend amongst art
buyers and collectors across the world.
My first
ACEO was a self-portrait with the two parrots of Casa de Colon at the
background. I used acrylic painting on paper using magnifier glass to paint
carefully and it took many hours of detailed work to finish (see below pic). I
decided to use this image as avatar picture of my facebook profile and I am
still using it.
"Self-portrait with two parrots", acrylic on paper,
2 ½” x 3 ½” (64 x 89 mm ), 2008
Later on I created a series of ACEO clown portraits, they were
about 7 pieces (see pic below). This is the painting subject that I am working
on right now and see where it will take my journey of art. Currently, I am
reading about clowns and doing research about clowns in art history, too.
My ACEO artworks
I was
always amazed and curious about clowns. Actually, my interest on clown subject
comes from my university years. In those years, after a trip to France, I
discovered clown paintings of a French painter called Bernard Buffet. He painted 100s
of clown portraits and paintings. In my graduation project I had to present a
copy from the modern masters, I have chosen to copy one of his clown paintings.
His art was a great influence on my early career (See pic).
Clown portrait by Bernard Buffet
The ACEO
clown portraits titled with numbers. I am planning to
create more clown portraits and not only ACEOs, also in much bigger sizes. In
the long run I would like to have an exhibition and also put them in a PDF
e-book as well. The good news, last weekend I sold 4 ACEOs to a collector on my Ebay shop. If you wish to know about when the next auction begins please let me
know (The bid starts at 1.99€). Have a great weekend!
Clown #5, watercolor on paper,
2 ½” x 3 ½” (64 x 89 mm ), 2018
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