JENNIFER GUIDI | Energy of Love (Painted Universe Mandala SF #4F, Red, Natural Ground)

This work is in excellent condition overall. The impastoed peaks appear stable and well intact. The surface texture irregularities are consistent with the artist's choice of medium and working method. Only visible under very close inspection, there is evidence of a few, scattered unobtrusive pinpoint surface accretions. Unframed.
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The technique for Jennifer Guidi’s Universe Mandala series begins with the application of a drawing to a flat surface of sand derived from various sources such as maps, constellations, ancient depictions and the artist’s imagination. The drawing is then covered with an oil paint mandala, leaving a trace to be detected underneath, allowing the drawing in the sand to come in and out of focus and prompting the viewer to explore the pure sensory experience of color, texture, luminosity and form. Guidi provokes a contemporary version of the sublime, one in which the smallest details are of no less consequence than the totality of the big picture.