“I call this period in my life ‘The Golden Age,’ for obvious reasons,’ 27-year-old Lina Viktor tells Erin Cunnningham, of The Daily Beast, in the home of her first solo exhibit, Chelsea’s Gallery 151. The London native is a painterly mix of singer M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj, with a cool persona, soft British accent, and unique style—she’s decked in a black bodysuit, quilted baseball hat, and a vintage Versace fanny pack. But it’s the medium in which she’s chosen to create her art that is the most formidable: 24-karat gold. Utilizing patterns and symbolism in a strictly black, white, and gold palette … continue this article at The Daily Beast

Tell me about some of your pieces—are there any that you’re particularly proud of? I did a piece last year—I’m very into mathematics and geometry—called “The Golden Ratio.” It’s a triptych—so the first piece was at a gallery downtown, and it sold—so I wanted to create variations of that, and each one has 33.3 percent more gold in it. It’s basically a play on Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio and the actual visual representation of the golden ratio, but obviously putting my own spin on it. I think it lends itself to the way I create work, because it’s very geometric and driven by math and divine and sacred geometry…. continue this article at The Daily Beast …

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