Contemporary Venus

Contemporary Venus revisits one of the most enduring archetypes in art history: the birth of Venus. Drawing from the iconography of classical painting—most notably Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus—this photograph reimagines the myth through a contemporary lens, where fashion, identity, and image-making converge.

Emerging not from the sea but from a constructed visual world, the figure stands poised upon a shell, suspended between mythology and artifice. Her golden, floral dress replaces nudity with ornament, shifting the narrative from divine origin to self-fashioned identity. The wind-blown hair, the drifting flowers, and the calm horizon echo the language of classical beauty, yet everything here is intentional, stylized, and controlled.

Rather than depicting Venus as an object of passive admiration, Contemporary Venus presents her as a conscious presence—aware of her image, her body, and her role within a long visual tradition. The work questions how ideals of beauty are inherited, reproduced, and transformed over time.

Balancing references to painting, fashion photography, and digital composition, the image exists in a space where past and present collapse into a single, carefully constructed moment. It invites the viewer to reconsider not only the myth of Venus, but the way we continue to shape and consume beauty today.

Limited edition fine art prints for collectors and galleries.

Produced on baryta quality paper, all limited edition prints are signed and numbered by hand by the artist.

Each piece of artwork is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

Dimensions represent full paper size, including borders (2cm).

The artwork is delivered unframed, allowing collectors and professionals to choose the framing that best suits their space.
Personalized framing options are available upon request.

The artist reserves the right to produce up to two Artist Proofs for each artwork in addition to the edition sizes listed.

Shipping
The artwork is carefully prepared, professionally packaged and shipped insured.
Shipping within the EU is included in the price.
For destinations outside the EU, shipping costs are calculated automatically at checkout.

It is important to avoid direct contact with sunlight. If you want to save the artwork, instead of having it exposed, it should be done in a drawer and protected with a tissue paper or any other soft paper.

If you exhibit the artwork in a room, it must be protected by glass or methacrylate with UV protection.

If you want to frame it, the materials must be acid free as well as the passepartout. If the frame is made of wood and is in direct contact with the photo, it must be made of natural wood and without varnish.

Adhesives must also be acid free. If not, any other adhesive could leave yellow marks and deteriorate the support.

The work should never be touched directly with the hands in order to avoid leaving traces of grease or moisture. You have to touch it with cotton gloves like the ones that we enclose inside the package.

Do not screw the photograph back on after it has been removed from the tube in case you have received it like that.

Store the work in a cool, dry place preferably at a room temperature between 10º and 30º with a relative humidity between 49% and 60%.

If you have acquired more than one photograph, they should never be touched between them since the surface is very sensitive. You should always put a tissue paper or, at least, another soft paper between the both of them.

– The signed and numbered artwork
– Certificate of Authenticity
– White cotton gloves for safe handling
– A personalized postcard
– Professional protective packaging

The artwork is shipped flat or rolled in a tube depending on the size, well protected with bubble wrap.