Art Deco Beetles

Artist: Shoosty® Year: 2023

Medium: Duplex Printed Ink on 18mm Silk Twill Size: 36” x 36”

Three scarabs set like vases in front of an abstract coffee bush rendered in the style of Art Deco. Realistic outlines adorned with geometric patterns inspired by the coffee bush employing a rich color palette and a timeless elegant quality, achieved through the use of clean and precise lines.

I consider myself an amateur art historian. I have always wanted to grow a large group on social media, so I created an Art Deco and Art Nouveau group on Facebook. It has 4,700 members. I saw the post of an old coffee can. It had intriguing markings on it. I started to copy thepattern to figure out. At first I saw a tree then I realized it was a coffee bush.

“Art is an experience, not the formulation of a problem.”

- Lindsay Anderson, film critic

Making art is like being an explorer. The more you dig the more you discover. It is endless, and if you do it long enough you discover yourself. - Shoosty®

Coffee connects people all over the world through shared sips, trade, and nurture. It offers multiple and diverse perspectives on life. In the illustration.