Hummingbird male

Petra shows the outer beauty and wonderful mathematics of nature and removes restrictions of scale and materiality from her subject matter by transferring it to the digital world. With a great eye for detail, she makes a three-dimensional drawing, composed of a grid of vectors and colors of the chosen subject. This digital grid then forms the basis for a play of lines which shows the digital, vector interpretation of the natural phenomenon in materials such as wood, aluminum, metal or silk, in combination with a sample of colors that the original once possessed.

This work of art is cut into metal and finished in a powder coat. The back is spray-painted with bio-fluorine in the shade of the chosen subject. Partly due to the change of light during the day and because the artwork hangs 1 cm from the wall, it is a dynamic work. As the day progresses, there are different colors of drop shadow - light gray, gray, violet, dark gray, black - as well as the reflection of the fluor, visible on the wall and under UV light, the accents of the natural phenomenon are further emphasized.

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PETRA HART
Hummingbird male
2021
57.08x52.36 inches 1 SOLD
3 + 1 AP 
 

Hummingbirds are seen in certain cultures as healers and bringers of love, happiness and joy. It is a sign of love and will bring love to the person who sees them. What is also special about the hummingbirds is that they are the ‘helicopters’ of the birds. They can hover, fly forward, backward and sideways. Unlike the males, the female hummingbirds don't have bright, metallic, iridescent feathers to display. Females are often brown or green in color. The work of art is part of the art series Treasures of nature. More information