Artworkby MekiaMachine
TheFrankenstein ArtCollection
The Frankenstein Art Novel Collection (2023) features 66 bespoke artworks representing more than a dozen mediums created in response to Frankenstein (1818) by Mary Shelley. This body of work offers arresting, intuitive, and romantic expressions of life and death with strong roots in both historical processes and revered legacies. Concurrently, the collection pushes the needle by harnessing revolutionary technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and materializing contemporary perspectives on autonomy and identity. Grappling with the monsters of today, each Artist looked inward and outward to compose works which reflect our present-day anxieties yet also echo apprehensions from the Romantic era. The objective of such work is to gather the shared concerns of today and begin to unravel them as a collective through questioning and intensive reflection. If we do not break the glass, we will not see all of the beautiful pieces.
As a result, this collection offers a unique (re)telling of Frankenstein in which we arrive at a most fearful introspection: What is more horrific than a mirror held to one’s own monstrosity?
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“PortraitoftheBeautifullyDead(Night)”byMekiaMachine
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TheBond&Grace ArtCollection
TheBond&GraceArtCollectionisstoried,intellectual, anddiverse.Eachartworkiscreatedfor–andfeatured within–thepagesofaBond&GraceArtNovel. Global artistscombinetheirtalentsinagrowingcohortof36+ creativeswhohavecapturedtheiruniqueinterpretations ofliterature’slandscapes,characters,andthemes.
Thecollectionatlargeseekstoechoandexpandthe sentimentsofculturally-significantliteraryworksin ordertoevolvethemtowardstheembodimentofwhat weknowtodayaboutthehumanexperience.Eachtitle collectionholdsmediums,colorways,andmethodologies uniquelyfittingtotheoriginalpublicationwhile incorporatingmodernperspectivesonthetitle’sthemes andintent.
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Portrait of The Beautifully Dead (Day)
Mekia Machine
Acrylic, Flashe, Pen, Spray Paint, Chalk, Dried Skin with Splinters Oil and Acrylic
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36"W x 48"H x 1.5"D
ABOUT THE ART
PortraitoftheBeautifullyDead(Day) amalgamatesthefeaturesoffamous individualswhopassedawayin2022.In contrasttoitsNightcounterpart,thiswork posesacommentaryonthethinlinebetween beautyandmonstrosity.LiketheCreature, whoVictorintendedtobebeautifulbut insteadhasaterrifyingappearance,Mekia’s workispowerfullyunsettling.Composedof spraypaint,chalk,andevensplintersMekia sustainedduringaninjuryinthestudio,this staggeringpiecehasphysicalpainliterallybuilt intothepaint.
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“Thepaintingexplorestheessenceofthe self and the temporality of life. The foreground and background are muddledtoalludetothefleetingnature of life, and the painting serves as a snapshotofthememorieswehaveofthe peoplewehavelost.”
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New York, NY
Portrait of the Beautifully Dead (Night)
Mekai Machine
Acrylic, Flashe, Pen, Pencil, Chalk, Dried Skin with Splinters Oil and Acrylic
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36"W x 48"H x 1.5"D
ABOUT THE ART
PortraitofTheBeautifullyDead(Night) referencesitsDaycounterpart,yetwithmuch ofitscompositionconcealedbydarkness. Symbolizingnight,theviewerisobservedbya piercingeyeandtheominoussilhouetteof hands.Thematteultra-blackpaintreflects verylittlelight,givingittheappearanceof absentspaceratherthansimpledarkness.The neonpinkfingernailscreateashocking contrast,andwouldbecompletely unidentifiablewithouttheotherdiptych, remindingviewershowasingletruthcantake ondifferentmeaningdependingonthe context.
"Itisuptoindividualsandsocietyasa wholetoestablishethicalstandardsand guidelines for the creation and use of technology, art, and other forms of humanexpression."
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New York, NY
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Hip, No. 2
Mekia Machine
Acrylic Gouache and Acrylic on Canvas Oil and Acrylic
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26.5"W x 40"H
ABOUT THE ART
HipNo.2isinspiredbyMRIsandX-Rays whichMekiareceivedduringaseriesofhealth challengesthatresultedinpaininherhipand reducedeyesightinherlefteye.The translucentwhiteinthepiecesymbolizesthis lossofsight,whilethebright,vibrantcolor embodieshumanresiliencedespitephysical suffering.Thebodyasasiteofbothpainand beautyisstrikinglysimilartotheCreature’s experienceinthenovel.Theworldseeshimas monstrousanddeformed,yetheisincredibly receptivetonaturalbeautyandcapableof experiencingjoydespiteall.
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“Hip, No. 2 holds a special place as a painting that emerged during a period marked by health challenges, encompassing hip pain and the loss of visioninmylefteye.”
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New York, NY
Dead Lovers No. 15
Mekia Machine
Acrylic Gouache, Acrylic, Pen Oil and Acrylic
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32"W x 44"H
ABOUT THE ART
DeadLoversNo.15depictsmultiple,or perhapstherefractedimageofasinglebody, immersedinwater.Vibrantandcolorful,the bodiestakeonabeautifulyeteerieeffect.The bodiesofdeceasedfamilyandfriendsare immediatelyreminiscentofVictor’s continuinglossthroughoutthenovel.This piecealsoevokespowerfulmemoriesfor Mekia,whowasinspiredbythedeathofher belovedbestfriendwhodrownedwhile attemptingtoimmigrateillegallytothe UnitedStatesasachild.
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New York, NY
“Thisimageevokesmemoriesandraises questions about the death of my childhoodbestfriendandfirstlove.The overlapping, descending, floating, and dissipating body within the paintings symbolizes the haunting questions that echowithinme.”
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