Colorful portrait painting “Pixel – Engage with Your Digital Self” (2014) by Paola Minekov, acrylic on wood panel

Available as a limited-edition, museum-quality print, edition of 90. It's never been easier to create your own persona—a brand-new online identity that you can shape and color as you please. You can make this multifaceted new being as likeable, friendly, and approachable as you wish. Or it can display all the qualities you'd do anything to distance yourself from your physical self… It can make you new friends, get you that new job, or simply serve as an outlet for unspoken desires. It's there to engage with the world on your behalf. Painted on lightfast, multi-layered poplar gesso board. A layer of removable UV matte varnish over a layer of permanent varnish protects the painting. No glazing required. About the artist: Paola Minekov is represented by Lantern Art Gallery, a contemporary online art space. The gallery is based in London, UK, and represents a selection of emerging and established artists who exhibit regularly both nationally and internationally. Paola's paintings seem as if they were written for a Kafka novel. Angular yet fluid in form and deeply psychological, they combine several modern styles—including Cubism, aspects of Post-Impressionism, and Expressionism—to offer literally a multifaceted perspective on various themes relevant to our contemporary lives.” Claudia Moscovici, art critic. In recent years, Paola Minekov has been involved in a number of high-profile public art projects. In 2012, she created the Colorful World Egg for the Faberge Big Egg Hunt, raising more than £4,300 for charity. She is currently working on a large-scale mosaic at the Institute of Education in London and is painting Twiggi (the intu elephant) for the upcoming Elephant Parade UK National Tour, presented by intu.