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Man, this must be the life by Laura Oczos is a large abstract painting inspired by the Stoic philosophical practise of ‘view from above’. This is a visualisation technique that the Stoics of ancient Greece and Rome used to remedy anxiety, usher in tranquility, and imbue the user with a truer sense of their small (but poignant) place within the universe. It involves moving to a third person perspective, stepping back from a narrow perspective and looking at the big picture. This work is a visual representation of this practise, or more importantly my memory of doing this myself. What emerges has references to cartography, and acts as a visual timestamp of my experience. This was an earlier style of mine (that I no longer create) where I focused on a more graphic and bolder representation of the above inspiration, more directly inspired by repetitive routes traveled. This was created as part of a series of work, with other similar pieces a finalist in the 2021 National Capital Art Prize and featured in Home Designs Magazine.

It has a bold yellow background and contrasting interlocking forms in blues, pinks and greens. The interlocking forms are heavily detailed in contrasting and complimentary colours. All insitu photos are to scale.

Man, this must be the life

Name: Man, this must be the life
Brand: Laura Oczos
SKU: 592217
Price: 1850 AUD
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