Going in and out of Portals

Going in and out of Portals

A Portal is a big door.

In the fantasy comics I read it's a vortex that opens a window to another dimension.

In my temple journeys (from the book "Where did you go" by Christina Rasmussen) I've experienced many wonderful portals: colours, change in gravity and density, flying, swimming, floating.

My hands channeled the portals as concentric squares, where the viewer attention is drawn to the centre.

First, I made "Portal".

"Portal" - folded paper on canvas - 2021 - 30x30 cm (12x12 in)

I thought that with "Portal" you travel to another dimension, but how can you come back?

By reversing the colours. So "Portal Out" was born.

"Portal Out" - folded paper on canvas - 2021 - 30x30 cm (12x12 in)

I loved making these two artworks, so I made more, experimenting with Blue and Purple.

"Portal Blue In" - folded paper on canvas - 2021 - 30x30 cm (12x12 in)

"Portal Blue Out" - folded paper on canvas - 2021 - 30x30 cm (12x12 in)

"Portal Purple In" - folded paper on canvas - 2021 - 30x30 cm (12x12 in)

"Portal Purple Out" - folded paper on canvas - 2021 - 30x30 cm (12x12 in)

I love exploring black and white too, so I made "Portal in Black".

"Portal in Black" - folded paper on canvas - 2021 - 30x30 cm (12x12 in)

I wanted to make a bigger artwork that would make the viewer "go away" and "come back" on the same canvas, so I made "Big Portal", using 289 ninja stars, when all the other Portals are made with 81 ninja stars.

From white, to dark green - dark blue, to white.

"Big Portal" - folded paper on canvas - 2021 - 61x61 cm (24x24 in)

 

You can see these artworks and more in the new Gallery - Portals and Matrices.

They are available for purchase, please contact support@unamarz.com for more info.

 

Una Marzorati

unamarz Creations

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