Covid Chaos RED No 1

Hand painted limited edition mono-print on the finest cold press archival acid free press 100% cotton rag paper with hand torn edges. Each one is slightly different and is an original on its own. Painted in the Texas studio.

Oil, oil stick, military and industrial enamels on acid free 100% cotton rag paper.

• Painting Size: 43in" x 63in" (109.22cm x 160.02cm")
• Framed Size: 46in" x 66in" (116.84cm" x 167.64cm")
• Original: 1
• Artist Proofs:4
• Edition:6
• Edition of 15 prints (5 artist proofs, 15 works in the edition)
  
• Signed, dated and titled recto/verso
• NFT via registered via The Fine Art Ledger
• Certificate of authenticity
• Shipping extra

A total of 4 artists proofs and 6 hand painted archival inks each original with their own characteristics is slight variations in color and brushstroke.

ABOUT "TAVARUA KAVA GHOSTS RED No1"

"TAVARUA KAVA GHOSTS" is “memories of the feelings” represented in vibrant color and intuitive brush strokes and is part of the “TAVARUA KAVA SERIES.” In Fiji and in other island cultures in the South Pacific, a Kava ceremony is a centuries old ritual carried out in just about every village you might have the opportunity to be invited to visit and participate in.

I was fortunate several times to present to Chief Druku Of Tavarua island a Kava offering. The kava ceremony focuses around the communal Kava tanoa (bowl). Guests sit in a circle around the bowl which is placed in front of Chief Druku. The ceremony commences with the actual production of the kava. The plant is pounded and the pulp placed into a cloth sack and mixed with water. The end result is a brownish colored liquid – the Kava gold. It is then strained and ready for drinking. Your host will offer kava as high tide (full cup) or low tide (half cup). When presented with the kava, clap once and yell ‘Bula!’ (Fijian for hello). Drink the kava in one gulp if possible, clap three more times and end with the word Maca – pronounced ‘Ma-tha’.Finally, once you have finished your kava, you will feel a delightful sense of serenity and calm, with a slight numbness around your mouth, lips and tongue. A kava ceremony is always fun and full of laughter and smiles. Is is a true indicator of Fijian culture. This is why Fijians often serve kava to settle an argument or to make peace between villagers.

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Robert Santoré has teamed up with The Fine Art Ledger. 

Each print in this edition will come with an embedded NFC chip which is registered through the Fine Art Ledger's platform which tracks authenticity and the prints provenance

Shortly after purchase the buyer will receive a notification from Robert Santoré via the Fine Art Ledger transferring ownership of the print to the buyer. 

In addition each print can be verified via advanced AI image recognition and also by holding any smart phone to the bottom right corner of the print. This will activate the tracking and display a unique secure URL displaying the art works registration, authenticity and provenance.

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