140 x 160 cm
Love Extraordinaire
Love Extraordinaire
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Artwork dimensions without frame: 140 x 160 x 2,5 cm / 55" x 63" x 0,8"
Artwork Dimensions including frame: 146 x 166 x 6 cm / 57" x 65" x 2"
Original artwork by Kristin Kossi 2019. Acrylic, collage, spray paint, on canvas. Framed, signed and dated, ready to hang.
Artistic thoughts behind this artwork:
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa has captivated viewers for centuries with her enigmatic smile and mysterious gaze. Her face is one of the most recognizable and reproduced in art history, embodying a timeless sense of allure and mystery. In my pop art piece "Love Extraordinaire," I wanted to bring this iconic figure into a contemporary setting, reimagining her in a vibrant, playful light.
In this artwork, the Mona Lisa is paired with a whimsical, pink lover who is utterly enchanted by her. This unexpected combination adds a layer of humor and modernity to the classic image, creating a playful dialogue between past and present. Pink Panther with his love heart adoration, contrasts sharply with Mona Lisa’s calm and composed demeanor, highlighting the universality and timelessness of love in all its forms.
By blending old and new, "Love Extraordinaire" explores the extraordinary feeling of love—the kind that transcends time and style, uniting classic beauty with contemporary expression.
The piece is crafted with high-quality acrylics, aerosol, and collage on canvas, combining different textures and layers to add depth and interest. The use of vivid colors and mixed media techniques breathes new life into the Mona Lisa, while the golden metallic frame evokes the grandeur of the old masters, connecting the artwork to its classical roots. The frame serves as a bridge between the past and present, reinforcing the theme of blending tradition with modernity.
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Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
Free shipping included. Shipping usually takes 3 to 8 days. Double bubble wrapped inside cardboard box. Return is possible within 14 day withdrawal period, starting on the day you receive the creation.
Guaranty
Guaranty
Original work delivered with a certificate of authenticity by Kristin Kossi.
My work explores freedom in its many forms through pop culture, ambition, nature and the choices that shape the way we live. In my Pop Art, familiar characters and cultural symbols become a language for exploring success, money, love, independence and the contradictions of contemporary life. Icons such as Scrooge McDuck, Mr. Monopoly, Bugs Bunny and Homer Simpson are removed from their familiar narratives and placed into new ones sometimes humorous, sometimes provocative, but always reflecting something about the world we live in and what we choose to value. Alongside this, my abstract work has evolved through a closer connection to nature. Living and working between wild landscapes in South Africa has shifted my perspective from the symbols of success toward something more elemental — land, time, movement, solitude and the freedom that comes from living closer to nature. What connects these seemingly different bodies of work is a continuing search for freedom. Freedom to succeed. Freedom to question. Freedom to change. And ultimately, freedom to live life on your own terms. I believe art can shift perspective. For me, creativity is not only a way of making images, but a way of understanding life — and continually redefining what truly matters.