SUBMITTED INFO:   6th Place – Tie    SANTO MATIAS    “The Birth Of Venus”  2022  18×24”   Acrylic on canvas.   https://www.abstractmynd.com/ 

This is my self-portrait and take on Sandro Botticelli’s “The Birth Of Venus”, using my style of eroticism, and a play on light and dark.  The meteor shower represents shining through the darkness of the world and of dark times, the ocean represents the tempest of life, but to remain calm – and the beautiful woman veiled in shadow represents inner beauty. I have not had any exhibitions for this piece, however I had a solo exhibition of similar framed pieces for $4,356.00.