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MikoArt-Liquid Gloss®-07FP/AlbertEinstein-120x120cm by MikoArt

MikoArt-Liquid Gloss®-07FP/AlbertEinstein-120x120cm by MikoArt

Medium: Fuji Crystal DP II Ultra HD photo paper, glued to 3mm. Alu-Dibond and then covered with 2/3mm resin. The gold frame is enclosed in the Epoxy Liquid Gloss painting.

Dimensions: 120 x 120 cm

Year: 2025

Price: $8500.00 USD

Status: available

In this painting, I present Albert Einstein not as the aloof scientist behind formulas, but as a man full of wonder. His iconic, wild white hair seems almost to move, as if thoughts cannot be tamed. The wrinkles on his face are not signs of age, but traces of a lifetime of questioning. Colorful butterflies flutter around his head: symbols of freedom, imagination, and transformation. They represent ideas that break free from the gravity of the everyday and move freely through time and space. Einstein was born in 1879 in Ulm, Germany, and felt like an outsider from an early age. At school, he didn't fit into the mold; his mind worked in images, not rules. Yet, it was precisely this idiosyncrasy that would lead him to revolutionary insights. With his theory of relativity, he forever changed our understanding of time, space, and energy. He proved that the universe is not a fixed backdrop, but a living, flexible whole. In the painting, his gaze reflects that same wonder: open, playful, and almost childlike. Despite his worldwide fame, Einstein remained a humanist, a pacifist, and a thinker who warned against blind power and moralless technology. He fled Nazism to the United States, where he continued to advocate for peace, responsibility, and imagination. The gold frame surrounding the work emphasizes his enduring value to humanity, but within that framework, he remains free—just like the butterflies. The painting thus tells the story of a man who proved that true genius lies not only in knowledge, but in daring to look at the world with an open, curious mind. The blue frame is part of the Epoxy Liquid Gloss and is not a physical wooden frame.

About the Artist

MikoArt

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...