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FRAGILE - Handle With Care

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oil on canvas 37 x 33 cm
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3504x3079px 5.12 MB
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:star::star::star::star::star-half: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star: Impact

If you have ever been in love, or even quite smitten, this piece is so "heart-wrenchingly" relatable.

The Heart; Having been violently pierced with cupids' arrow, it slices in two despite the obvious warning "fragile". Cupid doesn't care.

I enjoy the fact that perhaps a fruit was referenced for this, I feel like if the metaphoric heart had a flavour, it'd be cherry or maybe even citrus. Showing a heart can be sweet but can also quickly turn bitter. The bright red and plain background, an interesting contrast.

So many ideas and themes wrapped in this one piece. I also enjoy that one sliver of heart, it looks like a rose petal. Hearts can be delicate as a flower and need to be treated with care.

One wonders if this heart can be repaired, or is it too late?