‘Rings of Passion’ Art Print by Vertigo Artography
The volcano has lips. Deep, glossy, arterial red lips, perfectly formed, pursed at the mountain's peak and they are blowing smoke rings. Three of them, rising unhurried into a warm dusk sky, perfectly formed, drifting upward through a gradient of terracotta and blush and the soft grey blue of a horizon at the end of a long, warm day.
Rings of Passion is a surreal romantic landscape art print of extraordinary quiet wit. The irony is the whole point, the most violent geological force on earth, rendered tender. A volcano that doesn't erupt. It exhales. It purses its lips and sends three perfect rings into the sky like a lover after a long, satisfied kiss. The ancient permanence of the mountain, the raw heat of the volcanic peak, the universal intimacy of lips, all of it held together in a warm palette that feels like the last light of a day that went exactly right.
This is romantic wall art for people who find the conventional romantic print too obvious. For collectors of surreal landscape art who also want something genuinely tender and genuinely funny in equal measure. For anyone searching for a Valentine's gift, a wedding anniversary print, a bedroom statement piece or simply something for the wall that captures the feeling of passion in a way that has never quite been done before, because a volcano with lips blowing smoke rings has, until now, been entirely overlooked as a subject.
The palette, deep volcanic red, warm terracotta, dusty rose, soft horizon blue, works across a wide range of interiors. It belongs in bedrooms above the bed. In living rooms with warm walls. In creative studios, boutique hotels, honeymoon suites and any space that understands that passion is not loud, it exhales slowly, perfectly, and leaves rings in the air.
The perfect gift for romantics, surrealism lovers, geology enthusiasts, newlyweds and anyone who has ever loved something with the quiet, sustained intensity of a volcano.
Specifications
• All art prints are gallery quality Giclée printed.
• Printed on 200gsm archival matt paper using the finest archival inks.
• Print has a white border around the image.
• Print is titled at the base of the image with signature.
• Sizes specified are inclusive of the overall paper dimensions, including the white border.
• Art print does not include frame.
• Due to different screen configurations, the colour of the purchased print may slightly vary to what you see on your computer.
Packaging
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All A3 (equivalent variants) art prints are shipped in a firm recyclable cardboard mailing envelope or tube and marked - DO NOT BEND.
All A2/A1/A0 (equivalent variants) art prints are shipped in a firm recyclable cardboard mailing tube and marked - DO NOT BEND.
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