Lauren Baker | Auric Field - Aqua Mint (medium)
Lauren Baker
Auric Field - Aqua Mint (medium), 2022
Ink with hand-embellished diamond dust on fine canvas, box tray frame
73.5 x 73.5 x 4 cm
29 x 29 x 1 5/8 in
29 x 29 x 1 5/8 in
Edition of 10
The Aqua Mint aura, held at talisman scale. This medium edition carries the colourway's intention in the artist's own terms: the aura is the electromagnetic energy field that bridges our...
The Aqua Mint aura, held at talisman scale. This medium edition carries the colourway's intention in the artist's own terms: the aura is the electromagnetic energy field that bridges our spiritual and physical body, and the tones of aquamarine are associated in spiritual realms with cleansing energy, with trusting and letting go as with the waves of the ocean, while the shades of blue jade are included as a talisman of peace, restoring equilibrium to the observer. At 70 x 70 cm, the work is sized to be lived with closely, a window of cool light rather than a body of water. The making follows the series' method: ink on fine canvas, hand-embellished with diamond dust, so the painted gradient of aqua, mint and blue jade shimmers as the viewer moves, the surface behaving like the energy field it depicts. The concentric rings brighten from a muted edge toward a luminous crystal centre, the composition drawing the eye inward the way meditation draws attention inward. As part of the Auric Field family, it sits alongside the large Aqua Mint and the series' other colourways, each frequency a different invitation: Truthwave to speak, Oumuamua to connect, Aqua Mint to let go. Ink with hand-embellished diamond dust on fine canvas, in a box tray frame. 70 x 70 cm unframed; 73.5 x 73.5 x 4 cm framed. Edition of 10. £2,950.