"Vase Extraction" (2024).

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WiL Vélez, Vase Extraction, 2024.

acrylic and ink on paper (140 lb/300 gsm)

artwork: 8 x 8 in (20.3 x 20.3 cm) 

overall dimensions (framed): 14 1/8 x 14 1/8 x 7/8 in (35.88 x 35.88 x 2.22 cm).

This painting includes a 12 x 12 in. (30.48 x 30.48 cm) acid-free 4 ply (1/16 in) mat board in cream linen with 6.5 x 6.5 in. (16.51 x 16.51 cm) square cutout and 45-degree white core beveled edge, a 12 x 12 in. clear acrylic pane (3/32 in. depth) with non-glare glazing and OP-3 UV filtering, a 1 1/4 in. (3.175 cm.) profile wood frame in antiqued black with ornate gothic detail, and a 12 x 12 in. opening and overall dimensions of 14 1/8 x 14 1/8 x 7/8 in. (35.88 x 35.88 x 2.22 cm).

Vase Extraction emerged during a time when my thoughts were divided between two distinct kinds of transformation.

I was immersed in designing my first floor vase—a large, elegant form I planned to mold from limestone—while simultaneously facing the prospect of a bone graft in my jaw. The creative momentum was constantly interrupted by waves of anxiety about the upcoming procedure and the long, uncertain healing that would follow.

In this abstract composition, I painted three tiered vases, their shapes rising like teeth from the canvas. One is highlighted in a soft pink, a quiet but persistent echo of the affected area—a symbol of discomfort, vulnerability, and the strange harmony between physical and artistic reconstruction.

This is a unique, original artwork. Its image, like all images on this website, is the copyright of ©️WiL Vélez. All rights reserved.