PARADISIACAL SPHERES AND ABSTRACT IDEALIZATIONS IN ELYSIUM WORKS

The ELYSIUM series by Iven Orx and Aaron Vinn unfolds as a symbolic cosmos embodying the yearning for transcendence and an ideal state.

The works, characterized by fluid dynamism, appear as fragments of perpetual transformation, seeming to communicate cyclical motion, time, and change. These symbolic worlds transcend the boundaries of human experience, manifesting as mental cartographies of an idealized parallel realm. They explore the significance of utopian concepts in maintaining our inner balance and raise the question of the relevance and perception of such visions in our contemporary world. At the same time, they imply an answer: Elysium is not a place, but a state of mind.

Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
GREEN DRAGON
2023
Paint on canvas
90 x 280 x 3 cm
35,43 x 110,24 x 1,18 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
DSCHINN
2020
Paint on canvas
140 x 110 x 3 cm
55,12 x 43,31 x 1,18 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
DUNKLE SEELE
2016
Paint on canvas
260 x 210 x 5 cm
102,36 x 82,68 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
NANOPARADISE
2023
Paint on canvas
120 x 120 x 3 cm
47,24 x 47,24 x 1,18 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
WINTER IS COMING
2019
Paint on canvas
260 x 210 x 5 cm
102,36 x 82,68 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
DIE GUTE FEE
2016
Paint on canvas
130 x 140 x 3 cm
51,18 x 55,12 x 1,18 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
ANDERSWO UND ANDERSWIE IN EINER ANDEREN GALAXIE
2020
Paint on canvas
120 x 100 x 2 cm
47,24 x 39,37 x 0,79 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
CALM WATHER
2019
Paint on canvas
210 x 260 x 5 cm
82,68 x 102,36 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
BY THE WAY: NO WAY
2024
Paint on canvas
140 x 130 x 3 cm
55,12 x 51,18 x 1,18 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
VARUNA
2015
Paint on canvas
81 x 116 x 2 cm
31,89 x 45,67 x 0,79 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
PROMETHEUS
2021
Paint on canvas
200 x 280 x 5 cm
78,74 x 110,24 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
KOSMISCHES EREIGNIS
2014
Paint on canvas
220 x 380 x 5 cm
86,61 x 149,61 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
WILD PLANET
2021
Paint on canvas
210 x 260 x 5 cm
82,68 x 102,36 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
IKARUS
2018
Paint on canvas
220 x 220 x 5 cm
86,61 x 86,61 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
SANCTUARY OF SPIRIT
2021
Paint on canvas
210 x 260 x 5 cm
82,68 x 102,36 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
AGNI
2018
Paint on canvas
116 x 81 x 3 cm
45,67 x 31,89 x 1,18 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
DRAGON ISLAND
2019
Paint on canvas
210 x 260 x 5 cm
82,68 x 102,36 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
VENUSTRAUM
2020
Paint on canvas
300 x 220 x 5 cm
118,11 x 86,61 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
VERLOREN IN PARADIES
2018
Paint on canvas
260 x 210 x 5 cm
102,36 x 82,68 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
ANUBIS
2019
Paint on canvas
280 x 220 x 5 cm
110,24 x 86,61 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
EINZUG DER GÖTTER IN WALHALL
2019
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100 x 200 x 3 cm
39,37 x 78,74 x 1,18 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
SANDSTURM
2019
Paint on canvas
260 x 210 x 5 cm
102,36 x 82,68 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
VORTEX TO THE STARS
2019
Paint on canvas
280 x 220 x 5 cm
110,24 x 86,61 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
RED OCTOPUS
2022
Paint on canvas
260 x 210 x 5 cm
102,36 x 82,68 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
ENERGY ACTOR
2019
Paint on canvas
300 x 220 x 5 cm
118,11 x 86,61 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
IN THE WAKE OF THE TIDES
2020
Paint on canvas
220 x 220 x 5 cm
86,61 x 86,61 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
WAR OF THE SYNAPSE
2013
Paint on canvas
350 x 150 x 5 cm
137,80 x 59,06 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
BLACK SCARAB
2018
Paint on canvas
210 x 260 x 5 cm
82,68 x 102,36 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
LIEBE IST HIMMLISCH
2019
Paint on canvas
280 x 220 x 5 cm
110,24 x 86,61 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
STERNENTANZ
2018
Paint on canvas
210 x 260 x 5 cm
82,68 x 102,36 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
ERDENKÖNIG
2019
Paint on canvas
200 x 140 x 3 cm
78,74 x 55,12 x 1,18 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
OPERA OF SUN
2018
Paint on canvas
210 x 260 x 5 cm
82,68 x 102,36 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
FROM THE SKY
2009
Paint on canvas
220 x 150 x 3 cm
86,61 x 59,06 x 1,18 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
GLAS MOUNTAINS
2019
Paint on canvas
260 x 210 x 5 cm
102,36 x 82,68 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
CANDY PLANET
2019
Paint on canvas
100 x 200 x 3 cm
39,37 x 78,74 x 1,18 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
PEPPERMINT TORNADO
2018
Paint on canvas
260 x 210 x 5 cm
102,36 x 82,68 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
CORAL REEF
2017
Paint on canvas
210 x 260 x 5 cm
82,68 x 102,36 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
PROTONENFLUSS
2021
Paint on canvas
210 x 165 x 5 cm
82,68 x 64,96 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
PURPLE DRAGON
2018
Paint on canvas
300 x 220 x 5 cm
118,11 x 86,61 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
THE MAGIC OF FIREFLIES
2017
Paint on canvas
200 x 140 x 3 cm
78,74 x 55,12 x 1,18 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
RED MOON
2017
Paint on canvas
260 x 210 x 5 cm
102,36 x 82,68 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
KRISHNA’S TRAUM
2017
Paint on canvas
100 x 200 x 3 cm
39,37 x 78,74 x 1,18 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
ATOMIC PARADISE
2019
Paint on canvas
140 x 130 x 3 cm
55,12 x 51,18 x 1,18 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
SEIFENBLASENBAUM
2022
Paint on canvas
260 x 210 x 5 cm
102,36 x 82,68 x 1,97 in
Iven Orx & Aaron Vinn
CANTO OF THE SIRENS
2019
Paint on canvas
200 x 200 x 5 cm
78,74 x 78,74 x 1,97 in