Diamonds are a girl’s best friend… especially when she can hang them on her wall! These beauties are the work of Cape Town based painter Kurt Pio. Oh, how I’d love a few of these sparkly {although not actually sparkly at all} faceted gems for my collection. Gorgeous.
The way he transforms something so precious and polished into bold, graphic paintings is seriously irresistible. They feel glamorous, playful, and just a little bit cheeky — exactly the kind of art that makes a room sparkle.
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{Thanks to Ricardo for sending me a link to Kurt’s work.}
Love these! But I also like his Full Moon Series…. ; )
haha! me too… there are a couple of very full moons in that gallery!
love love love
These are so so good they’ve set off my jealous button haha!
Oh my! YES! I love what’s happening (actually, been happening for a while) in the South African Art scene!
do you know where we can buy?
not sure, but you can contact him directly here: http://www.kurtpio.co.za/contact/
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Kurt Pio’s work is incredible! Thank you The Jealous Curator for sharing this with us.
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