Liquid Gloss® 06 | 0355 | Red Balloon Love II by MikoArt
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Medium: Digital artwork printed on Fuji Crystal DP II Ultra HD photographic paper, permanently bonded to 4 mm AluDibond and hand-finished with an approximately 3 mm layer of Liquid Gloss® epoxy resin.
Dimensions: 80 x 80 cm
Year: 2025
Price: $2650.00 USD
Status: available
In this painting I express a quiet, tender form of love. We see two children, executed in black-and-white stencil style, against the weathered façade of an old building. The peeling wall, broken windows and graffiti form a raw, urban background that only reinforces the fragile moment. The girl walks in front and holds a bright red balloon. That balloon is the only strong accent of colour in the work and immediately draws the eye. The red symbolises warmth, hope and innocence — a small point of light in a hard environment. Her bearing is calm and determined, as though she were following a path of her own. The boy walks a little behind her, his gaze fixed on her. His posture suggests attention and admiration, perhaps also protectiveness or a wish to follow her. There is no physical contact, but the emotion lies precisely in that distance: a quiet connection, a budding affection still unspoken. The love in this painting is not grand or dramatic, but pure and restrained. It is about youthful affection, trust and the sharing of a moment together. The red balloon serves as a symbol of dreams and emotions that rise above everyday reality. Despite the rough surroundings the image feels soft and hopeful — a tender scene showing that even in the most abandoned places, warmth and humanity can exist. The blue border forms part of the Epoxy Liquid Gloss and is not a physical wooden frame. Unique original artwork (1/1). Digital artwork produced on 4 mm aluminium composite (AluDibond) and hand-finished with Liquid Gloss® epoxy resin. The high-gloss finish creates exceptional colour depth and visual dimension. Any depicted border or frame is integrated into the image and is not a separate physical frame. Produced to order in 10–20 working days. Fitted with a professional hanging system and supplied with a signed Certificate of Authenticity. The physical artwork and any corresponding NFT are sold separately; copyright and reproduction rights remain with MikoArt.
Why collect this work?
A wide gap separates the two figures, yet the boy’s turned head and the girl’s taut balloon string create parallel signs of attention, framing affection as proximity without contact.
- The artist profile describes MikoArt as a digital practice translated into physical objects. Here that approach places stencil-like figures and a weathered urban façade within a self-contained square composition.
- The supplied photograph shows the girl moving left while the boy stands behind, oriented toward her. Dark figures punctuate the pale lower wall, while the balloon forms a compact red accent against the façade’s dense brickwork and window grids.
- Catalogue metadata records a photographic-paper print bonded to 4 mm aluminium composite and coated with approximately 3 mm of epoxy resin. This construction may produce a reflective, visually continuous surface; the blue border is printed imagery, not a separate frame.
- The work suits examination of how digitally produced objects appropriate the appearance of street stencils. Its sealed presentation creates a productive tension between imagery associated with exposed public walls and a portable, bounded artwork.
About the Artist
MikoArt
MikoArt is an artist on Mondoir Studio. Artistic discipline: mixed-media. Based in Mechelen, NL.
Nationality: Dutch
Fueled by my versatile creativity, a constant quest to create, and my sense of color and image, I finally found my own individual creative...
