Alchemy of the Oracle
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Gold does not age. Verdigris is what time does to everything else. In Alchemy of the Oracle the two meet on one surface: a field of gold, and over it a standing figure drawn in oxidised green — part sign, part body, part instrument. Its horizontal bars read like a staff or a ladder, its legs like a stride that never completes.
The marks around it — a cross, a ring, a loop, a small tangled spiral — are not decoration. They are the grammar of Cosmic Syntax: symbols that ask to be read, not explained. The oracle here is not a prophet who answers but a witness who stays, upright inside the slow chemistry of the surface while the gold keeps moving beneath the green.
Look from a distance and you see a figure. Look closely and you see the time it took: layers of leaf, oxidation, acrylic and resin, each allowed to change before the next arrived.
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Alchemy of the Oracle
- Gold Leaf, Oxidation Mediums, Acrylic, Epoxy on Italian Cotton Canvas
- Dimensions 95cm x 95cm
- This work is original
- 2023
- Stretched
- A Verisart blockchain certificate of authenticity is issued with your purchase
- Shipping: Switzerland free, EU and Liechtenstein flat CHF 150, rest of world CHF 200–1400, depending on order value (final cost shown at checkout). Dispatched from the studio within 7 days. Returns accepted within 14 days of receipt; return shipping is paid by the buyer.
Delivery & hanging
Packing & dispatch: Every work is packed securely in the studio and dispatched within 7 days.
On arrival: Please check the work straight away and photograph any transport damage before you discard the packaging. Then write to me via the enquiry page.
Hanging: Hang the work with its centre at eye height, about 145 cm from the floor. For large or heavy works, check the wall, use suitable wall anchors and hang it with a second person. Keep it out of direct sunlight, away from radiators and damp rooms.
Unsure how it will look in your room? Send me a photo of your wall and I will suggest the right work and size.