Liquid Gloss® 06 | 0357 | Sweet 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: 175 x 100 cm
Year: 2025
Price: $4850.00 USD
Status: available
Sweet Love II portrays an intimate encounter between a man and a woman in a narrow, softly illuminated street. Their posture is cautious yet open; the surroundings recede into the background while the meeting itself becomes the emotional focus. The urban setting gives the work a contemporary street-art character, while the feeling remains timeless. The contrast between the weathered architecture and the tenderness of the figures heightens the vulnerability of the moment. Love is not presented as a grand gesture, but as a quiet approach in which trust and desire gradually become visible. With Sweet Love II, I explore how genuine connection often begins in small, almost unnoticed moments. The artwork invites the viewer to reflect on the tension between distance and closeness, and on the instant when two lives truly begin to touch. 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?
An oversized confection turns sweetness into an obstruction, hiding the couple’s near-kiss and making romance appear as partial, carefully staged contact.
- MikoArt’s statement identifies connection as a central concern. Here, that intention is complicated by concealment: the figures approach each other, but the object between them prevents direct contact from being seen.
- In the supplied photograph, a frontal wall divides two receding streets and fixes the couple at the centre. Pink hearts and the confection appear vivid against monochrome figures and worn architecture; the depicted cyan border gives the nocturnal scene a screen-like edge.
- Catalogue metadata records a digital image printed on photographic paper, bonded to 4 mm AluDibond, and finished with about 3 mm of epoxy resin. At 175 by 100 cm, this rigid, glossy construction may introduce reflections that complicate the image’s depicted illumination.
- The work brings graffiti marks, heart icons, staged figures, and exaggerated sweetness into one urban image. Encountering these competing signs allows affection to remain ambiguous: it may be privately felt, publicly performed, or converted into a consumable symbol.
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...
