ICHTHUS
Christian above all, 0xec6d0 has long produced works highlighting (or questioning) his faith. ICHTHUS is no exception to the rule with a fluo version in a special edition where the red adhesive tape gives way to black adhesive tape on the edges.
An atypical work in its production even though its range of paint remains similar: liquitex heavy body but in fluorescent. Here the message is simple: a representation of a crucified Jesus with two doves.
An INRI at the top of the painting as if to clarify the scene and above all a renewed Jesus in a range of complete colors highlighted in white. In this special edition 0xec6d0 has bet, as rarely in its production, on the aesthetic side, on the simple and accessible side of a work produced in a burst of energy as fast as it is lively, something that can be seen and felt through of each visible brush stroke.
Few texts, many colors for a work that changes traditional religious representations where suffering and serious messages are linked. Here the naive takes place, in a simple but powerful and above all very current vision of religion. A colorful and soothing vision that finds a place in all interiors, that's the whole point of neon.
The ICHTHUS is still present, like a trademark of the artist where each canvas from the 2020 period will receive this stamp, a bit like a pledge of his faith, perhaps of his doubt too, but above all of his desire to share, that of his Christianity.
“ICHTHUS is a bit like the iconic painting par excellence for the year 2023. It is fluorescent, with a black scotch and represents my quest for God, my quest for Christianity, Catholicism. My quest for meaning. It is a painting that soothes. A Zen painting. A picture full of hope. A painting that we never tire of. It has been displayed in my home all this time, and I will only give it up with great regret.”
— 0xec6d0.
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