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World Means You
22in x 22in | 55.88cm x 55.88cm
34in x 34in | 86.36cm x 86.36cm
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Must like its partner, 'Breathe In, Breathe Out', the black paint on this glass artwork creates a mirror-like effect and allows the viewer to participate in the self-reflection that the artist experienced during UK lockdown when he created the piece. Reverse artist Richard Rowan wanted to resurrect a feeling of power and ambition through this piece and the beautifully detailed mountain represents his want to travel, climb and explore.
Richard says: "You can do anything, go anywhere, and see anything. The whole of nature is yours, it’s up to you what you do with it."
Using a selection of ingenious techniques to create his intricate and atmospheric artworks, Richard first selects a piece of music which he associates with a particular time and place. This was 'Findings' by August Willhelmsson for 'World Means You'. He then replays this music while he paints to evoke the surroundings and emotions he felt in the original landscape. At the same time, Richard uses his own revered technique of reverse painting onto glass. Starting with the foreground before painting backwards until all he can see is the vague strokes of his background, the artist is able to capture the minute details of stars against a raw backdrop of richly coloured skies; preserved within the layers of paint on glass.
Discover more about Richard's pioneering technique on our blog or view this calming artwork alongside its partner here.
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World Means You
Sale price£850.00
The artist
Richard Rowan
From the Icelandic wilderness to the fiery horizons of Thailand and towering mountains of Norway to spectacular Scotland, his atmospheric scenes allow viewers to escape from everyday life, creating a sense of intrigue in any living space. Richard is the only artist to be creating art in this style, and his incredible landscapes are so detailed that they are often mistaken for photographs, when in fact each one has been meticulously painted by hand using his reverse painting technique.
As the only fine artist successfully creating artworks in this style, Richard has become a part of the history of the glass art form, which dates back to Roman times and can also be seen in the Gothic period. Unlike canvas, glass interacts with the light, bringing his works to sparkling life.
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