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Held in Rubato I | 60x60 cm
€945,00
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Description
Medium: Acrylics and pastel on canvas
Size: 60 × 60 × 2 cm
Year: 2026
Signed, titled & ready to hang
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Held in Rubato I
In music, rubato means stolen time.
It is the freedom to breathe outside the rhythm. The moment when a melody stretches or rushes certain notes according to feeling, rather than strict timing.
What if life could be lived the same way?
What if not every moment needed to move at the same speed as everyone else?
What if not every moment needed to move at the same speed as everyone else?
Held in Rubato is about exactly that – the permission to adjust the pace of life when something matters.
To linger where meaning is found.
To move forward when the time feels right.
To linger where meaning is found.
To move forward when the time feels right.
Trusting an inner rhythm over an external one.
Just as a musician shapes time to bring greater expression to a melody, a meaningful life is not measured by how correctly it is lived – but by how deeply it is felt.
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- Ships from Hamamatsu, Japan
- Colors may vary slightly depending on your screen
- The artwork features metallic elements that may appear different under certain lighting conditions
- Interior images are for display inspiration only and may not reflect the artwork's actual scale. Please refer to the listed dimensions.
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• Rolled (unstretched) in a protective art tube
• Stretched (ready to hang) in a reinforced art box
Works featuring pronounced surface texture or layered pigment are shipped stretched to preserve the integrity of the surface.
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behind the scenes
Production Method
Auguste incorporates generous amounts of water, blending inks and acrylics to guide the natural flow of the composition. As the water slowly evaporates, she anchors the work with layers of chalk and charcoal, grounding the painting in a balance of movement and permanence.
Working predominantly on the ground, her large-scale pieces are shaped by sweeping bodily gestures, transforming the act of painting into a physical performance — where creation itself becomes an event.
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.