Artist: Arbe
Title: Jack of Clubs & Joan of Spades
Medium: Giclee on Canvas
Limited Edition: AP 1/25
Signature: Hand-signed by the artist
Each Image Size: Approximately 30 inches x 22 ½ inches
Framed: Unframed on Unstretched Canvas
Details: Both pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity
Biography: Arbe’s originals are primarily oil on canvas, but he also incorporates a variety of other media into his work, creating a metallic texture in the abstract backgrounds of many of his paintings. He applies gold leaf, and sometimes silver leaf, and then works it with his tools and his hands into intricate patterns and textures that give his art a third dimension. His palette is full of earth tones, with an occasional flourish of vibrant reds, blues, purple or lavender.
The effect he achieves is a mixture of classical and modern. Klimt is still clearly visible in the backgrounds of paintings like “Sweet Whispers”, “Proud Sister” or “In Thought”. Others reach back into his Armenian history and are influenced by biblical themes, legends and iconography. Taken together, Arbe’s greatly varied body of work is filled with romance and drama, music and love. It is soothing and compelling, exciting and peaceful all at the same time.
“I wish we could all live in harmony,” says the artist. “I know it sounds simple, but finding a good balance between the laughter and the angst we all experience, this is what is important in life, and what I try to capture in my art.”

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