{"id":3162,"date":"2023-02-10T23:14:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T23:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexlavrovart.com\/?page_id=3162"},"modified":"2024-04-23T23:55:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T23:55:12","slug":"paintings-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alexlavrovart.com\/?page_id=3162","title":{"rendered":"Paintings 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Woman”<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Oil on Canvas, 16″ X 20″<\/p>\r\n

–<\/p>\r\n

\u201cwoman : an adult female person\u201d
-from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.<\/p>\r\n

Creative process video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/4Zlo02V0f1I<\/a><\/p>\r\n

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“Man”<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Oil on Canvas, 16″ X 20″<\/p>\r\n

–<\/p>\r\n

\u201cman : an adult male human\u201d
-from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.<\/p>\r\n

Creative process video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/4Zlo02V0f1I<\/a><\/p>\r\n

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“Reality Check”<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Oil on Canvas, 18″ X 18″<\/p>\r\n

–<\/p>\r\n

The wisdom of the unconscious
Is waiting at the door.
I can hear it gently knocking.
Will I answer the call?<\/p>\r\n

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“Pain”<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Oil on Canvas, 20″ X 24″<\/p>\r\n

–<\/p>\r\n

Today
I found pain
Again.
I chew on it
Till there’s no flavor
Left.<\/p>\r\n

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“Thinking Of You”<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Oil on Canvas, 24″ X 24″<\/p>\r\n

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Thinking of you
On a chaotic day.
Thinking of you
On a lonely night.
And when at last
You’re here by my side,
The glimmer in your eyes
Reminds me of forgotten dreams.<\/p>\r\n

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“Leadership”<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Oil on Canvas, 18″ X 24″<\/p>\r\n

–<\/p>\r\n

Prefrontal cortex
If it’s not broken
Will lead you forward
Through storms and sorrows.<\/p>\r\n

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“Teamwork”<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Oil on Canvas, 18″ X 18″<\/p>\r\n

–<\/p>\r\n

Together
Emotions, thoughts and senses
Provide support
For life’s imperfect vessel.<\/p>\r\n

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“Identity Farm”<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Oil on Canvas, 24″ X 24″<\/p>\r\n

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Generating identities
Left and right
Is a common feature
Of one’s mind.<\/p>\r\n

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“Hiding In Plain Sight”<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Oil on Canvas, 16″ X 20″<\/p>\r\n

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“Stoned”<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Oil on Canvas, 14″ X 18″<\/p>\r\n

\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

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“Lindy Hopping”<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Oil on Canvas, 16″ X 20″<\/p>\r\n

–<\/p>\r\n

Dedicated to swing dancers everywhere.<\/p>\r\n

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“Strings Attached”<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Oil on Canvas, 24″ X 20″<\/p>\r\n

–<\/p>\r\n

No matter how hard I try,
I can’t detach myself
From the strings
Of the universe.<\/p>\r\n

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“Cogs”<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Oil on Canvas, 16″ X 20″<\/p>\r\n

–<\/p>\r\n

A well-oiled machinery<\/p>\r\n

Of procreation.<\/p>\r\n

A constant rotation<\/p>\r\n

Of the cogs.<\/p>\r\n

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“Nature Nurture”<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Oil on Canvas, 24″ X 20″<\/p>\r\n

–<\/p>\r\n

Hand in hand<\/p>\r\n

Nature and Nurture<\/p>\r\n

Shape the expression<\/p>\r\n

Of my act.<\/p>\r\n

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“Unmasking 2”<\/p>\r\n\r\n

(commissioned)<\/p>\r\n

Oil on Canvas, 14″ X 11″<\/p>\r\n

–<\/p>\r\n

I peel off the masks<\/p>\r\n

and toss them away.<\/p>\r\n

But the new ones emerge<\/p>\r\n

The very same day.<\/p>\r\n

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“Woman” Oil on Canvas, 16″ X 20″ – \u201cwoman : an adult female person\u201d-from the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Creative process video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/4Zlo02V0f1I “Man” Oil on Canvas, 16″ X 20″ – \u201cman : an adult male human\u201d-from the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Creative process video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/4Zlo02V0f1I “Reality Check” Oil on Canvas, 18″ X 18″ – The wisdom of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1484,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3162","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexlavrovart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexlavrovart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexlavrovart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexlavrovart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexlavrovart.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3162"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/alexlavrovart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3217,"href":"https:\/\/alexlavrovart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3162\/revisions\/3217"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexlavrovart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexlavrovart.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}