Unbottled Silence

Description

Title: Unbottled Silence

Artist: ArNoUx
Date: 2025
Medium: Acrylic on recycled Riel water bottle (Glass)
Dimensions: Approx. 8 in (20.3 cm) height
Style: German Expressionist / Abstract Sculpture
Series: Color Testaments
Signature: Authenticated as part of the ArNoUx studio collection
Status: Original, hand-painted, one-of-a-kind

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Curatorial Statement:

Unbottled Silence is a sculptural gesture rooted in the raw poetics of reuse and transformation. Using a recycled water bottle from the Riel brand as the foundational structure, ArNoUx applies thick, gestural swaths of cobalt blue, fluorescent pink, and burnt orange. These vivid, almost defiant colors cut across the translucent plastic, interacting with underlying smoky grays and embedded textures.

Rather than discard what is seen as “worthless,” the artist elevates it—creating an object that straddles the line between trash and relic. This bottle becomes a totem of emotion, silence, and resistance—its curves wrapped in motion, its function redefined by color and intent.

Part of the Color Testaments series, Unbottled Silence reflects ArNoUx’s unwavering belief in the therapeutic and spiritual potential of everyday materials.