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Iban VdZ
@ibanvdz.bsky.social
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Traditional visual artist since 1991.

Current location: Gavaudun, France.

Don't bug me with NFT requests. Don't show me AI junk - it's not art, it's output at best.

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"Still life with olive", acrylic on paper, 28x40cm.

Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social: fineartamerica.com/featured/sti...

#FineArtAmerica #printondemand #artprint #visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #stilllife #OriginalArt #artwork #painting
November 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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I like taking photos almost as much as painting. I often do photo projects and challenges. I'm in a 52 week challenge on Medium.

Link for non-members in the next post.

#medium #mediumstory #story #photos #challenge

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52 Weeks Photography Project — August 2025
Full Frame’s 52 weeks photo challenge
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November 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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THROWBACK THURSDAY
In 2019 I started making artwork around card games. Read the full story on Medium (free link in next post): medium.com/share-your-c...

#cardgame #cardgames #poker #playingcards #medium #mediumarticle #freecontent #free #mediumstory #artwork
The Evolution of Making Card Game Art for Six Years
Paul Cézanne and Marcel Gromaire showed me how to do it
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October 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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"Posing model n°3 revisited", acrylic on textured paper, 30x40cm, curvism.

Prints available on Fine Art America: fineartamerica.com/featured/pos...

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#FineArtAmerica #printondemand #artprint #visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart
October 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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"Posing model n°2 revisited", acrylic on textured paper, 30x40cm, curvism.

Prints available on Fine Art America: fineartamerica.com/featured/pos...

#artprint #fineart #FineArtAmerica
@fineartamerica.bsky.social #printondemand #contemporaryart
October 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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"Still life with two bottles", acrylic on paper, 28x40cm.

Prints available on Fine Art America: fineartamerica.com/featured/sti...

#artprint #fineart #FineArtAmerica
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#printondemand #contemporaryart
October 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Newest artwork available as print on Fine Art America: fineartamerica.com/featured/sti...

#fineartamerica #pod #printondemand #fineart #print #fineartprint #artprint #painting #originalartwork
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October 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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THROWBACK THURSDAY
Over the years I made five interpretations of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
Read the story on Medium (free link in the next post).
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#leonardodavinci #davinci #monalisa #interpretation #artinterpretation #painting
Five Interpretations of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa
I explored this “masterpiece” several times over the years
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October 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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"Landscape n°45", acrylic and ink on paper, 28x40cm.

#landscape #landscapeart #landscapepainting #abstractlandscape #abstractart
October 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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If you want to be a professional artist, you have to deal with a lot of tedious crap that eats up your precious time. The art industry has some pretty f-ed up requirements.

I wrote an article about it on Medium (free link in next post).
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The Pointless Necessities of the Art Business
Things you need to do or have to be taken seriously as an artist
medium.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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THROWBACK THURSDAY
On this day in 1997, I finished "The Bird" (acrylic on canvas, 50x70cm). It was one of three curvist animal pieces I made for my exhibition that would start the next day.

#bird #acrylicpainting #painting #artwork #exhibition #animalart
October 2, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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My 1997 solo exhibition was my "big break", which marked the beginning of a full-time career in art.

One of the pieces was this curvist painting, called "Another Mary", painted in acrylic on a 60 by 80 cm canvas.
September 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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To all the scammers out there: I get it, you're too lazy to actually work for your money. But at least put some effort into it. If you pretend to be interested in the artwork, the least you can do is follow the artist to make it look real.

If you're actually interested, read on.
September 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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"Nude n°73", acrylic and ink on paper, 28x40cm, curvism/cubism.

#curvisme #paintings #modernart #contemporaryart #abstractart #cubism #abstractmodel #modelpainting
September 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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"Landscape n°44", acrylic and ink on paper, 28x40cm.

#curvisme #paintings #modernart #contemporaryart #abstractart #cubism #landscape
September 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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"Portrait of Picasso", acrylic on textured paper, 30x40cm.

Another roadtrip painting - more paintings to come.

#artist #artistlife #Spain #France #VisualArt #stilllife #cubism #curvism #modernart #contemporaryart
September 8, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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"Nude on a pink sofa" (interpretation of an etching by Marcel Gromaire), acrylic on textured paper, 30x40cm.

Another roadtrip painting - more to come.

#artist #artistlife #Spain #France #VisualArt #acrylicpainting #stilllife #cubism #curvism #modernart #contemporaryart
September 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Do you know Bernard Buffet? He was probably the most productive French painter ever, and his style is very recognizable.

I made several interpretations of his artwork.
August 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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The year is 1997. It's only six weeks until my featured solo show in Antwerp, Belgium, called "Curvist Paintings". I'm working my ass off to get everything ready. These are some of the artworks...

"La leçon", acrylic on canvas, 60x80cm.
August 31, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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THROWBACK THURSDAY

"Somewhere in France", acrylic on canvas, 80x80cm, curvism.

medium.com/share-your-c...

Link for non-members in comments.

#medium #mediumwriter #mediumarticle #curvisme #paintings #modernart #contemporaryart #abstractart #cubism #landscape
Someone Was Somewhere in France
Another piece I made during COVID lockdown
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August 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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"Dancer in spotlight" (interpretation of a piece by Geoffrey Key), acrylic on paper, 28x40cm.

Another roadtrip painting - more to come.

#artist #artistlife #Spain #France #VisualArt #acrylicpainting #stilllife #cubism #curvism #modernart #contemporaryart
August 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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"Still life with portrait", acrylic on paper, 28x40cm.

Another painting I made during our roadtrip - more to come. Currently staying in Palas de Rei, Spain.

#artist #artistlife #Spain #France #VisualArt #acrylicpainting #stilllife #cubism #curvism #modernart #contemporaryart
August 23, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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The Paintings I Made in Spain So Far

Link for non-members in comments.

#artist #artistlife #Spain #France #VisualArt #acrylicpainting #stilllife #cubism #curvism #roadTrip #Travel

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The Paintings I Made in Spain So Far
Sometimes it takes a little longer for inspiration to hit
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August 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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"Still life with three lemons" (interpretation of an artwork by Georges Braque), acrylic on paper, 28x40cm.

Another painting I made during our roadtrip - more to come.

#artist #artistlife #Spain #France #VisualArt #acrylicpainting #stilllife #cubism #curvism
August 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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"Still life with three pears" (interpretation of an artwork by Pablo Picasso), acrylic on textured paper, 28x40cm.

One of the many paintings I made during our roadtrip - still traveling, so more to come.

#artist #artistlife #Spain #France #VisualArt #acrylicpainting #stilllife #cubism #curvism
August 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM