![]() Europe and Asia in Lavenders work are not in conflict in Gordon Lavenders paintings Asian tradition and European postmodernism give outstanding synergy while building a completely new structures, new visions of art in whole and life. Personally I find this Asian minimalism and European sense of beauty very pleasant. Gordon lavender is an authentic, unique painter who has his own style and a very personal aesthetic and approach to artwork. That particular combination of air and sea worlds gives his work this outstanding fantastic feeling which we have not been able to meet in other artists. The presence of fiction and fantasy in his work is most often the product combination of plant ornaments and images of fish. Actually, the touch of beauty which is powerful yet gentle and multi-meaningful easily seduces the viewer which is a rare talent in paintings nowadays. Paintings by Lavender will not leave you cold. That is not an illusion, because the painter is truly taken by Koi art but above all he is an outstanding postmodern visual artist. Sometimes it might appear to you that his works communicate brilliantly with Pop Art, with Minimalism and of course with Fantasy. There is no doubt that Lavender has stepped into a deep field of beauty and that his amplitude is a harvest of high inspiration and endless talent. This inspiration of Asia, actually far East, Japan in particular is maintained through fresh, varied composition of a painting, which before else seduces you with its minimalistic beauty. Gordon Lavender is a British painter, from Liverpool, in whose work we can recognise a strong inspiration in Asian Koi painting and Koi art altogether. Some of that beauty is surely going to touch you if you decide to visit his gallery on the net. Gordon Lavender is building his paintings in a truly productive and impressive way and in a natural collaboration with pure beauty. Thanks to that, his paintings are seducing you from the first meeting, but that is not just the joy at first sight, because every future meeting with his works will excite you even more. ![]() ![]() About EditGordon Lavender is a British painter, from Liverpool, in whose work we can recognise a strong inspiration in Asian Koi painting and Koi art altogether. Shimonoseki-city in Yamaguchi, is known as fugu city and supplies a large amount of fugu. The kanji in the left hand corner has the chracters for Trust In western Japan, fugu is called "fuku," which means "to blow" or "happiness." It's reported that about 40 kinds of blow fish are caught and cultured in Japan and that 10000 tons of blow fish are consumed each year. Fugu is referred to as blow/globe/puffer fish since it blows its body up. Even the milt is considered as a great delicacy. ![]() Despite the risk, fugu dishes remain as special feasts in Japan. A deadly catch of Fugu (blow fish) is a fish which contains deadly poison in the organs.
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