'Protect What You Love' by VOYDER, 2024
Uniquely Hand-Embellished print.
Limited Edition print collab. with Pangeaseed to help protect our oceans.
18.5 x 12 Inches
47 x 30.5 Centimeters
Giclee print on archival 310gsm Canson Aquarelle fine art paper.
Hand-finished by the artist in Montana Colors spray paint.
Limited Edition of only 50 (#16/50)
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil bottom right.
Hand-numbered and artist-embossed bottom left.
Includes original Pangeaseed COA.
ABOUT THE ART
"I was delighted to contribute to the important work of PangeaSeed through my latest print 'Protect What You Love.' By adapting my oil and spray paint technique to explore marine themes, I sought to play with opacity and clarity. Through finger-drawn lines, viewers are urged to look beyond the words and uncover obscured images, creating a visual narrative that warns of the consequences of inaction.
Exploring the urgent themes of preservation and conservation, this print mirrors these concepts through a diverse range of elements—from a Hirst sculpture to Darwinian sea creatures drawn in books. The composition, inspired by the Vanitas style, provokes introspection as our morality is mirrored in a skull amidst retro toys in the foreground, alluding to the balance between memory, physicality, and the world beneath.
'Protect What You Love' is a reminder of the inevitable losses we face concerning both our material possessions and our collective heritage. It is a reflection of the interconnectedness between our actions and the preservation of what we hold dear, echoing our shared responsibility in safeguarding the treasures that surround us."
- VOYDER