How
US$ 1,500
Overview
2022
Oil Paint, Oil on canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 116cm (H) x 81cm (W) / 45.7" (H) x 31.9" (W)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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This item ships from Spain
Please note that this item is unframed and will be shipped flat
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About the art
Artist statement
Years ago, my father's side of the family was trying to teach me a lesson; they took advantage that I was alone with them to enlighten me on how to eat a banana when sitting at the table; Which was my first time since my mother never bought bananas when I was growing up.
I did not want to let this moment slipped by so I made it into a visual statement on how to stand on my truth even when people want to make you feel unsure.
For several days I took a different banana from the kitchen to the studio and inserted the knife and fork.
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Artist profile
Ana del Valle Ojeda
Born: 1980
Hometown: Burgos
Based in: Spain
I was born in Spain in 1980 and have mostly lived here except for five years I spent in New York in my mid twenties; It was then that I started painting as a kind of "naif outsider". This changed when I applied for a painting workshop with Spanish painter …
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