Gallery F
A MANIFEST FOR THE MOON
The Lunar Codex uses digital and analog technology to preserve art, books, music, and more, enclosed in time capsules and launched to the Moon. It is a message-in-a-bottle to the future.
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Curatorial Notes
Gallery F showcases a selection of works from the Νουα and Polaris collections, representing only a small fraction of the total works archived by the Lunar Codex.
The artists in the Codex range far and wide across the globe, from India to the U.S., from Hungary to South Africa, from Australia to the Philippines.
All bring to their work a sense of immediacy and emotion in the figurative language of the world around us, whether through an expressionist lens or distilled through the idiom of realism.
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WHOLEHEARTED
Hari Lualhati (2015) - IM1
- Oil on canvas
- 24” x 24”
- Private collection​
WHALES
Mia Tavonatti (2005) - IM1
- Glass mosaic
- 48" x 35"
- Private collection
CHARLOTTE, NIGHT LIGHT
Lisa Maria Reese (2021) - IM1
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- Chromogenic print
- Part of the Charlotte series
- Private collection
REMINISCENCE
Oceana Rain Stuart (2016) - IM1
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- Bronze sculpture on granite base
- 9" x 6" x 6"
- Part of the Fragments Collection
- Private collection
ROSARY
TRISTAN AND ISOLDE
Gromyko Semper (2016) - IM1, PM1
- Ink, distemper, and acrylic on canvas
- 60” x 36”
- The Argo Collection
LOVE ENCOMPASSES
Ramon Orlina (2014) - IM1
- Carved lavender crystal
- 8.5” x 9” x 3.5”
- The Argo Collection
MADONNA AND CHILD
Benjamin Cabrera (2015) - IM1
- Acrylic on paper
- 9" x 12"
- The Argo Collection
CONCATENATIONS
Rosario Bitanga (1985) - IM1
- Oil on canvas
- 26" x 32”
- The Windrift Collection
FLYING DAKINI
Agnes Arellano (2014) - IM1
- Life-sized sculptural installation in plaster and crushed marble
- Private collection
MENACING LOVE
Marcel Antonio (2015) - IM1
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- Acrylic on canvas
- 60" x 60"
THE STARS AWAKEN A CERTAIN REVERENCE
Riel Jaramillo Hilario (2015) - IM1
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- Carved and engraved polychrome
- 36" x 63.4" x 3.5"
LIFE FORMS WITH GLORIOUS FEELINGS
Hazel Bartram-Birchenough (2021) - IM1
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- Digital painting
- Print or tapestry up to 25' x 34’
- Selected for exhibition at the My Virtual Blaffer exhibition, an exhibit held online due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, hosted by the Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON
Sheryl Luxenberg (25 April 2019 - 25 October 2020) - IM1
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- Acrylic and charcoal on linen canvas
- Three panels, each 72"x 36"
- Inspired by the IBEX Collection
- From Pain to Paint. Canadian hyperreal painter Sheryl Luxenburg paints the project of her lifetime to raise awareness against sexual abuse
GRAVITY
Rebecca Léveillé (2021) - IM1
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- Oil on canvas
- 36" x 48"
MANIFEST
FORTUNE
Tran Nguyen (2018) - GM1
Vietnam
- House paint on brick wall
- 22' x 9'
- Mural in Kakaa'ako, Hawaii
- Photograph by Jackson Wong
CRYSTAL CHIME
Natalia Socolnicova (2021) - GM1
Moldova / Germany
- Acrylic on canvas
- 30" x 45"
- Private collection
KAYLIE
Lavina Flores (2021) - GM1
Philippines
- Digital illustration for graphic novel
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FEBRUARY 2005
Heather Horton (2005) - XM1, PM1, GM1
Canada / United States / United Kingdom
- Oil on canvas
- 48" x 36"
- Private collection
EVERY BREATH I TAKE
Gromyko Semper (2016) - GM1
Philippines
- Acrylic ink oil and distemper on canvas
- 72" x 48"
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SHORES
Viktoria Savenkova (2021) - GM1
Belarus / Poland
- Oil on wood
- 9-4/5" x 15"
- The Windrift Collection
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STAR OF THE SEA
Martina Mcateer (2015) - GM1
Ireland
- Oil on canvas
- 23-1/2” x 17-1/2”
WONDER
Jessica Libor (2019) - XM1, GM1
United States
- Oil on canvas
- 48” x 72”
THE AGE OF TIME III 1679-1681
Roberta Boffo (2021) - XM1, GM1
Italy / Hong Kong
- Acrylic on canvas
- 20" x 20"
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- In the “The Age of Time” series, the artist looks at time and human history through the memories of trees. With 342 rings in this piece, this tree's memory takes us back to the end of the 1670s and the beginning of the 1680s. Among its memories:
- In March of 1680, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible over central Africa, with totality over what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- In November the Great Comet of 1680, also called Kirch's Comet after its discoverer, appeared in Earth's vicinity. It was the first comet discovered by telescope.
HUMPBACK SWIMMING IN THE MILKY WAY
Alan Syliboy (2019) - GM1
Canada / Mi'kmaq
- Acrylic on canvas
- 16" x 20"
THE YELLOW VASE
Anna Jurinich (2016) - GM1
Croatia / United States
- Acrylic on paper
- 23" x 30"
P26
Ofer MizraChi (2022) - GM1
Israel
- Original chromogenic print
- MizraChi creates abstract photographic images from nature, without the need for computer processing
LUNA SUMMONING SPRING
Shannon Phaneuf (2022) - GM1
United States​
- Digital photograph
- From portfolio Summoning Spring
IN PÚRIBUS: DESPLAZAMIENTOS
Sthef Millán (2020) - GM1
Venezuela / Chile / Argentina​
- Oil on canvas
- 35.4" x 27.5"
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- The title is from the corruption of the Latin expression in puris naturálibus - in pure natural state or naked. The displacements in the piece represent a state of double exposure, suggesting a more intimate and vulnerable being, both physically and mentally.
BLEEDING HEARTS
Mariel Garcia (2021) - GM1
Philippines
- Oil on canvas
- 48” x 36”
LOCKDOWN
Isan Corinde (2020) - GM1
Suriname
- Mixed media
- Each piece of the diptych 20-1/2" x 15-3/4"
THE HANGED MAN
Oliver Peterson (2011) - GM1
United States
- Mixed media collage
- 20” x 10”
PLASTIC STRAW
Kesja Tabaczuk (2022) - XM1, GM1
Norway
- Oil on canvas
- 47-1/2” x 35-2/5”
WOMAN WITH DOVES OF LOVE
Zakeya Zada (2019) - GM1
Bahrain
- Acrylic on canvas
- 100” x 70”
HOPE
Majid Khedhiry (2021) - GM1
Tunisia
- Oil on canvas
- 23-1/2" x 27-1/2"
INTERIOR WITH RED JACKET
Laura Ozola (2007) - GM1
Latvia
- Oil on canvas
- 86-1/2” x 49-1/4”
CARIBBEAN ISLANDS
Laura Ozola (2010) - GM1
Latvia
- Oil on canvas
- 71” x 51”
MANICURE IN THE EVENING SUN
Leslie Laasner (2015) - GM1
Estonia
- Oil on canvas
- 37-1/2" x 51"
SELFIE (Triptych)
Jànos Kujbus (2019) - GM1
Hungary
- Oil on canvas
- 35-1/2" x 90-1/2"
WAITING
Jànos Kujbus (2015) - GM1
Hungary
- Oil on canvas
- 49-1/4" x 75"
THE JOURNEY
Kalli Kastori (2018) - GM1
Greece
- Oil on canvas
- 32 x 28 in / 81.3 x 71.1 cm
PANDEMIA IN FOIL
Miriam Molina Salces (2020) - GM1
Mexico
- Oil on canvas
- 100 x 70 cm
TAKING ALSO KEEPING
Kanha Hul (2022) - GM1
Cambodia
- Pigment ink, acrylic, sewing silk, colored pencil, and ink on litho-realistic paper
-35-3/8 x 23-5/8 in
CELEBRATION
Ali Fawad (2020) - GM1
Pakistan / United Arab Emirates
- Digital sculpture
- 3840 x 2235 px
ABSTRACT 15
Qusay Al Awami (2001) - GM1
Saudi Arabia
- Oil on canvas
- 50 x 30 cm
BEAUTY
Sisay Teshome (2023) - GM1
Ethiopia
- Acrylic on canvas
- 100 x 90 cm
ADELAINE WATCHING VINCENT PAINT IN THE GARDEN
Daria Solar (2016) - GM1
Poland
- Oil on board
- 55 x 75 cm
'Loving Vincent' (2017) is the world's first fully-painted animated feature film, on the life of the artist Vincent Van Gogh. Each of the film's 65,000 frames is a painting on canvas, created by a team of 125 artists drawn from around the globe. Daria Solar was one of those artists, and painted several scenes, including the one in this image.