Aura I

Comments:

We were looking for somthing not so quite "mainstream" for our living room and dining room. My wife and I independently ran across the Aura I, II and III series from Karen Silve and we both were immediatley taken by them. For us, they had just the right amount of abstracness, while still having clearly defined subjects. It also helped that the colors also worked beautifully with our redecorating scheme.

One thing that I feel should be pointed out. All three of these pieces, when viewed closely, have script letters randomly incorporated into the design. Looking at the online thumbnails you may not see these (I didn't, until I read a review mentioning it). This caused me some concern as I wasn't sure what if anything these letters spelled. I emailed the artist, Karen Silve, and to my suprise she very quickly responded. According to Ms. Silve, "one is not to be able to read the words, but rather think of it more as a poem. The letters are not real, rather lyrical."

I'm not sure I totally understand her explanation, but bottom line: the letters or words do not spell anything I would object to. Also, the letters/words are hardly discernable, just a bit more so in the Aura III compared to the Aura I (the two peices we purchased).

Overall, we are thrilled with these two prints. We framed one with a mat, one without, just so they wouldn't look too similar. Great colors, great motion and just beautiful.