Starling World
"Red" — Original Acrylic Painting
"Red" — Original Acrylic Painting
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1 OF 1 — ORIGINAL PAINTING — IRREPLACEABLE
One color. Every register of it. Nothing decorative about it.
"Red" is an act of concentration. MoniKa Starling painted this 24" × 24" canvas in acrylic in 2020, refusing the easy route of using red as accent or statement piece. Here, red is the entire argument.
The square format is deliberate — no hierarchy of top or bottom, no landscape orientation to soften the confrontation. You meet this painting head-on. The reds move across the surface: some bruised and dark, some clarified to near-orange, some held back toward burgundy. What holds the composition together is not contrast with other hues but the intelligence of how the paint is applied — the weight of it in certain zones, the thinning elsewhere.
This is a painting for someone who does not need to explain why they own it.
"Red wasn't a subject — it was a constraint. I wanted to see how much I could say inside one color without ever leaving it." — MoniKa
Specs
- Title: Red
- Year: 2020
- Medium: Acrylic on cotton canvas
- Dimensions: 24" × 24"
- Edition: 1 of 1 — Original
- Signed & dated by MoniKa Starling on the reverse
What's Included
- Original signed painting on cotton canvas
- Certificate of Authenticity (hand-signed by MoniKa Starling)
- Ships flat in rigid archival board and foam-lined packaging, fully insured
- Framing consultation available upon request prior to purchase
About the artist
About the artist
MoniKa Starling is a DJ, singer, and multi-disciplinary visual artist, and the founder of Starling World. Her work spans painting, digital drawing, music, and fashion — all made or directed from her studio in Los Angeles. She is also Creative Director at Best Sound LA, with 300+ events across 30+ markets.
Shipping & care
Shipping & care
All orders ship from Los Angeles with tracking. Original artwork is professionally packed — allow 5–10 business days for careful packing, with signature on delivery. Prints, apparel, accessories, and beauty ship within 5–10 business days. International delivery typically 7–21 business days. Questions: starlingworld@icloud.com — we reply within 48 hours.
Authenticity
Authenticity
Every original painting and drawing is a one-of-one, signed and dated by MoniKa Starling, and ships with a hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity. Originals are never reproduced at original scale — when a piece sells, it is gone.
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