Description
‘Notus, God of South Wind’ by Authan Chen
Artist: Authan Chen
Title: ‘Notus, God of South Wind’
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 20″ x 16″
Framing: Unframed
Year of Creation: 2023
About the Artwork:
Inspired by the Greek god of the south winds, this winged deity is an interpretation of wind that carries the hot and humid air from the tropical oceans. Combining sea creatures from the tropics like nautilus and other translucent mollusks, this piece also aims to explore the visualization of wind and air.
About the Artist:
(Artist Bio)
Authan Chen is a visual artist and illustrator based in New York who creates art through digital medium, as well as painting with acrylics on canvases. His paintings are inspired by surrealism, nature, and mythologies, and hopes to bring the viewers to another fantasy world in his paintings. He uses soft, pastel colors and sinuous shapes in his paintings, and aims to blend the line between reality and the fantasy world. You can also find his art works in galleries in New York City, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Taipei, as well as other cities around the world.