The Watcher with the Orange Throne

Description

Title: The Watcher with the Orange Throne

Artist: ArNoUx
Date: 2025
Medium: Acrylic on recycled plastic panel
Dimensions: Approx. 16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Style: German Expressionist – Figurative / Intervention
Series: Inner Faces
Signature: “ArNoUx” in green, top left
Status: Intervened original – Final layer applied 2025

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Curatorial Statement:

The Watcher with the Orange Throne is a testament to ArNoUx’s evolving process of continuous intervention. Originally created as a portrait reflecting themes of authority and isolation, this acrylic-on-plastic composition has been reworked multiple times, each layer capturing a different state of consciousness. The figure’s icy blue hair contrasts with the black wings and the striking orange structure—an abstracted throne or cage—suggesting a powerful duality between clarity and confinement.

Painted with expressive brushstrokes in a style rooted in German Expressionism, this piece is not static; it is alive. ArNoUx’s refusal to finalize a work speaks to their belief in the infinite transformation of self and image. The artwork is part of a larger wall installation in the artist’s studio, surrounded by similarly emotive faces, creating a collective presence of memory, identity, and resilience.