LOVER

THE LOVER IS A FIGURE TRAPPED BETWEEN FEAR AND DESIRE, A MAN WHOSE STRUGGLE WITH AGORAPHOBIA KEEPS HIM TETHERED TO THE SAFETY OF HIS WALLS. HE DREAMS OF LEAVING BUT IS HAUNTED BY THE PANIC THAT FLOODS HIM EACH TIME HE STEPS BEYOND HIS DOOR. THAT TENSION BETWEEN LONGING AND PARALYSIS BECAME THE FOUNDATION OF THIS SERIES: ONE HUNDRED HAND-PAINTED PORTRAITS, EACH ON A 12”X 12” WOOD PANEL, CAPTURING THE LOVER IN STATES OF SOLITUDE, HOPE, AND UNREST. THE MORE ABSTRACT THE PAINTING, THE HEAVIER THE WEIGHT OF HIS FEAR, EACH DISTORTION A RECORD OF HIS INNER TURMOIL AND FRAGILE ATTEMPTS AT CONNECTION.

EVERY LOVER PORTRAIT IS BOTH A PHYSICAL PAINTING AND A MINTED NFT ON SOLANA. THE NFT SERVES AS PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY AND OWNERSHIP OF THE ORIGINAL CANVAS. COLLECTORS MAY CHOOSE TO HAVE THEIR PAINTING SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO THEM, OR STORED SAFELY BY WETIKO. WHEN OWNERSHIP CHANGES, SO TOO MUST THE PHYSICAL WORK, CARRIED CAREFULLY BETWEEN COLLECTORS IN A TRUST THAT BINDS ART, STORY, AND COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

FOR THOSE WHO HOLD BOTH A LOVER AND AN EDITH PAINTING, A NEW POSSIBILITY UNFOLDS: THE CHANCE TO COMMISSION A STORY PAINTING. THESE RARE WORKS MERGE THE TWO CHARACTERS’ ENERGIES AND MYTHOLOGIES, CREATING A NEW HAND-PAINTED WORK THAT CONTINUES THEIR DIALOGUE AND DEEPENS THE EVOLVING NARRATIVE.