Privilege original abstract calligraphy artwork in black and gold by Mary Pavlova

Privilege

$520.00
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Privilege original abstract calligraphy artwork in black and gold by Mary Pavlova
  • Privilege original abstract calligraphy artwork in black and gold by Mary Pavlova
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  • Privilege original abstract calligraphy artwork in black and gold by Mary Pavlova
  • Privilege original abstract calligraphy artwork in black and gold by Mary Pavlova in a frame
  • Privilege original abstract calligraphy artwork in black and gold by Mary Pavlova on the wall
  • Privilege original abstract calligraphy artwork in black and gold by Mary Pavlova on the wall in a warm light
  • Edge of Privilege artwork showing the gold frame and artwork layers
  • Detail of Privilege abstract calligraphy artwork in black and gold
Privilege

Early Artworks

Privilege

Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas (relief), 2025
18 × 24 in (46 × 61 cm)
$520.00

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1 of 1. Original abstract text-based artwork on a canvas, 18 × 24 in. Acrylic. Black, white, and gold. Unframed.  Handwritten in California, signed and dated on the reverse. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity.

The Story Hidden in the Art

2025

I’ve always been fascinated by opposites — chaos and calm, black and white, freedom and boundaries.
This quote found me at just the right moment — the kind that makes you pause and rethink what you thought you knew about freedom.
It stayed with me, quietly asking questions I couldn’t ignore.

I couldn’t get it out of my mind. It made me realize how often we hold onto words like freedom, love, or kindness — but forget their full meaning.

So I turned it into art.
I wanted this piece to feel like a visual echo of that thought — where the meaning lives not only in the letters, but also in the quiet spaces between them.

Because maybe true freedom begins when we stop measuring who deserves it and start believing it belongs to everyone.
Hidden language layer

If you say you love freedom but don’t believe freedom is for everybody, then what you love isn’t freedom, it’s privilege. Tim Walz
Details
  • Medium: canvas, relief medium, gold leaf, acrylic
  • Size: 18 × 24 in (46 × 61 cm).
  • Frame material: gold and black plastic floater
  • Original: One of One.
  • Signed and dated on the reverse. 
  • Includes a Certificate of Authenticity.
  • Handwritten in California.

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Wall art

Early artworks

Before architecture became my language, there were gestures. These early works are explorations in calligraphy that laid the foundation for my current visual language.
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Objects that emerged from the artworks — things that wanted a body.
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