Apex of a Heart (version 5)

What is this? It looks like the shape of a cartoon heart at the bottom center. I didn’t realize that I would get this shape when I was in the process of manipulating the photograph from which it came. I think I will let you figure out the source. I mean, it’s pretty obvious, isn’t it?

I wanted to turn the digital photo I was working with at a certain point into the shape of a vase. But the heart shape didn’t resemble the bottom of your typical vase. Therefore, I decided to title this piece Apex of a Heart. In anatomy and physiology, the apex of the human heart is at the bottom of the heart. I found this to be contradictory when I learned about that because when I normally think of the word apex, I think of the apex of a mountain, which is its peak.

Anyway, to overemphasize the “bottomness” of the heart’s apex, I made the point of the heart you see in this image touching the very bottom of the picture plane. The curtains behind the central form give you the sense that they entirely surround it, hiding it from everyone’s view (except yours) as a strange anomaly that oddly resembles something you can almost identify.

I filled in some holes and gaps to touch up the continuity of the form and the curtains. I made other variations of this image, which are more colorful. I decided however that I would like to use this fifth version to show you because the colors weren’t too jarring. Not that jarring colors are bad in general, it’s just that for this piece I felt I balanced this palette well enough after the second day of working on the visual document.

I would like to work with the human form to create more abstractions like this in the future. I would like to work with portraits of friends and acquaintances and incorporate them into my textual artworks. You saw an example of that in New Morals. If interested, send pictures of yourself with minimal background so I can select your image and put it into new works. This theme, and many other concepts, I’m developing currently. You’ve seen my other themes already, so I don’t need to explain them.

The diffuse glow, the soft feeling of cotton, and the exclusivity that this piece invites you to feel makes it an intimate experience. The nice thing about it is that you can return to it and remind yourself of it again and again. Just imagine having it as a limited edition print (25) in your collection of art from original artists. This print is 23 x 18 inches. Just the print itself is $70.00. Remember, there are only 25 that I will make, thus insuring their value for those who own them.