(RED SKIES OVER) PARADISE

Georg Steidinger l (RED SKIES OVER) PARADISE  
Mixed Media on canvas, framed, 60x60cm

Palms, beach, sun, sea… on one side. On the other, Red Skies over Paradise  references the 1981 album by British band Fischer-Z, which addresses Cold War   tensions and politics. The red sky above the idyllic palm beach creates an   apocalyptic weight, contrasting with the dreamlike atmosphere. At the center,   the word "Paradise" appears in radiant silver, symbolizing a lost   utopia, while lower in the image, the same letters in black collage style   reflect decay. The artwork conveys the tension between hope and the threat to   the idealized "paradise."
Portrait.   Screenprint. Words. Glamorous. Fashion. Pop culture – all covered on a   vintage record cover. Elements of pop culture are remixed. From a series of   vintage screenprints in pop art style with silver screen printing and black   oil paint on randomly selected vintage record covers. Words and typography   set the stage. They interact with the portrait and the mythical background   made of fragments from the original record cover... Thoughts and memories   awaken. Framed in a black wooden shadow gap frame.Georg Steidinger l (RED SKIES OVER) PARADISE
 mixed media on canvas, 60x60cm