Lídia Vives - The Big Brother
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Description from the seller
Printed on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper with an extra-glossy finish.
It is delivered signed and numbered, also with an authenticity certificate.
The work is shipped in a tube or in a rigid envelope depending on the destination.
The package includes cotton gloves to handle the artwork and a signed postcard.
ABOUT THE WORK: This work discusses the excessive control currently over the population. The data traffic through social networks and our image captured by security cameras make it impossible for anyone to remain anonymous. Something that has been sold to us as supposed protection has become a Big Brother that sells us to large companies under the pretext of making our lives easier.
Already used to it, this 'brother' watches us more and more closely and might even pursue us soon.
Seller's Story
Lídia Vives is a visual artist and fine art photographer born in Lleida and based in Barcelona. Her work fuses pictorial tradition, symbolic storytelling and contemporary fashion aesthetics, creating images that go beyond visual beauty to reveal hidden layers of meaning.
She is known for hiding secrets in her photographs — enigmatic symbols, subtle narrative details, and recurring elements such as bees. These visual mysteries have become her signature, offering viewers the chance to decode personal and universal themes embedded in each composition.
With influences from Renaissance and Baroque painting, Vives constructs her photographs with meticulous art direction, often integrating custom-made props, mixed media, and self-portraiture. Her imagery balances the timeless and the surreal, evoking a sense of suspended reality.
Her work has been exhibited in museums, galleries, and international art fairs, and featured in publications including Vogue Italia and Esquire. She has collaborated with institutions and brands such as RTVE and Penguin Random House, and her pieces are part of private collections around the world.
Printed on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper with an extra-glossy finish.
It is delivered signed and numbered, also with an authenticity certificate.
The work is shipped in a tube or in a rigid envelope depending on the destination.
The package includes cotton gloves to handle the artwork and a signed postcard.
ABOUT THE WORK: This work discusses the excessive control currently over the population. The data traffic through social networks and our image captured by security cameras make it impossible for anyone to remain anonymous. Something that has been sold to us as supposed protection has become a Big Brother that sells us to large companies under the pretext of making our lives easier.
Already used to it, this 'brother' watches us more and more closely and might even pursue us soon.
Seller's Story
Lídia Vives is a visual artist and fine art photographer born in Lleida and based in Barcelona. Her work fuses pictorial tradition, symbolic storytelling and contemporary fashion aesthetics, creating images that go beyond visual beauty to reveal hidden layers of meaning.
She is known for hiding secrets in her photographs — enigmatic symbols, subtle narrative details, and recurring elements such as bees. These visual mysteries have become her signature, offering viewers the chance to decode personal and universal themes embedded in each composition.
With influences from Renaissance and Baroque painting, Vives constructs her photographs with meticulous art direction, often integrating custom-made props, mixed media, and self-portraiture. Her imagery balances the timeless and the surreal, evoking a sense of suspended reality.
Her work has been exhibited in museums, galleries, and international art fairs, and featured in publications including Vogue Italia and Esquire. She has collaborated with institutions and brands such as RTVE and Penguin Random House, and her pieces are part of private collections around the world.
Details
Date of print
2021
Artist
Lídia Vives
Title of artwork
The Big Brother
Condition
Original State
Technique
Digital print
Height
42 cm
Edition
4/5
Width
60 cm
Signature
Signed
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