Antiques used in Van Ray’s works are always mottled by the years.
He believes that these flaws symbolise the uniqueness and completeness of human; the scratches on the back of the work are actually like flaws on an antique.
Beautiful stories sublimate from the defect. It’s like receiving an imperfect work, but accidentally getting a film specially recorded by the artist, and leaving beautiful memories.
In addition to creating countless beautiful works, artists always bring us unexpected surprises!
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