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Medium: Acrylic on shikishi board, framed in bamboo
Size: 20 × 20 × 2.8 cm (framed)
Year: 2026
Original: One-of-a-kind original artwork.
Signed on the back and ready to display, hanging or standing
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Heart of a Flame is the third and final chapter of the collection – Aspiration, Grounding, Becoming.
Where Aspiration is permission to dream and Grounding is staying rooted while you do, Becoming is the passion that carries both forward – the fire that turns a dream, and the ground beneath it, into something you actually live.
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The gold makes this piece especially responsive to light – its character shifts noticeably between daylight and lamp light. It comes alive near a window or reading lamp, whether hung on the wall or placed on a well-lit shelf.
The natural grain of the bamboo and the unrepeatable marks of water and pigment carry a quiet wabi-sabi quality wherever it's placed.
For deliveries within Japan, artworks are shipped via Sagawa Express or Yamato Transport.
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Each Shikishi is shipped framed in its bamboo frame and carefully packaged using protective materials appropriate for the work.
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behind the artist
About Auguste
Auguste Lu (@augusteluart) is a Lithuanian contemporary artist based in Japan, known for her fluid, emotionally layered paintings that explore the dualities of human existence. With a background in classical music and visual effects, her work blends technical precision with expressive spontaneity, translating life’s contrasts into elegant, thought-provoking forms.
Influenced by her Baltic heritage and Scandinavian sensibility, Auguste works with unconventional materials such as acrylic ink, coal, and chalk. Her minimalist palettes paired with intricate shapes are a direct representation of the inner contrasts she encourages the viewer to embrace. Each piece reflects her nomadic journey of self-discovery and invites viewers into a visual dialogue between light and shadow, presence and possibility.