Description
Archival giclee print in a limited edition of 90 (signed and numbered), on heavyweight Canson Aquarelle fine art paper.
Size: 75 x 75 cm / ca. 29.5 x 29.5 in
This luminous composition features a dynamic arrangement of koi carp in vivid reds, ivory white and velvet black. It is created from an ink painting with digitally enhanced colours in Arlette’s signature naturalistic yet slightly stylised aesthetic, a balance between organic realism and graphic clarity. The Koi are structured around a circular flow that evokes natural motion and harmonious wholeness.
There are nine koi, eight red and white ‘Kohaku’ Koi, and single black. This combination is considered to be particularly auspicious, as it contains the lucky number eight combined with one black Koi which is believed to absorb bad luck. The artist plays with these symbolic associations, fascinated by our need to find meaning and influence in a complex and multifaceted reality.
Her work often operates in this liminal space, where pattern, form, and myth coalesce.
The tension between their material surface with its precise patterns and the tranquil abstraction of their movement evokes a bridge between two realms: the visible world and the inner one. The hypnotic formation of the Koi becomes a mandala-like portal between inner and outer states of being. Cyclical motion mirrors inner rhythms—loops of thought, instinct, meandering states of mind. The singular black koi introduces a note of contrast, a quiet disruption that gestures toward transformation, difference, or the shadow self that deepens the whole.
In this piece and in her art in general, she renders homage to the beauty of the natural world, simultaneously turning it into a contemplative mirror in which to sense the undercurrents of our own.
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