{"id":1250,"date":"2025-08-12T10:40:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T08:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/?p=1250"},"modified":"2026-08-12T16:13:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:13:37","slug":"lv-wallet-008-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/lv-portemonnaie-008-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Drama, glamor and a touch of mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drama, glamor and a touch of mystery - when a wallet becomes a stage!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love moments when luxury stops being just luxury and starts to speak. This piece is exactly that kind of moment: a used wallet with a history that has been reimagined with color, symbolism, and attitude. The crown in the upper left corner is my <a href=\"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/luxury-with-a-wink-2\/\">A wink<\/a> on its way to icon status, while the mask-like emoji on the front symbolizes theater, transformation, and playing with identities. We all wear masks\u2014on the street, at work, online. Here, that mask is given a face, humor\u2014and yes\u2014a touch of sass. A mere brand becomes a statement. An accessory becomes <strong>BrandArt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stage for this is not a museum-like ivory tower, but a canvas that breathes. Bronze shimmers - not loudly, but with an echo. Dozens of delicate petals lie on it as if they had just fallen. They are reminiscent of past performances, of applause and of the transience of a moment that you only experience once. This soft, almost romantic texture deliberately breaks with the strict, dark geometry of the wallet. Opposites attract. <strong>Romanticism meets Monogram. Gentleness meets status<\/strong>. The staging does not reduce the object - it enlarges the story. (Format: 50 \u00d7 70 cm, bronze sprayed canvas, finished with silk rose petals, removable and usable).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BrandArt_by_List_012-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Drama, glamor and a touch of mystery\" class=\"wp-image-989\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BrandArt_by_List_012-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BrandArt_by_List_012-1000x1333.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BrandArt_by_List_012-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BrandArt_by_List_012.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drama, glamor and a touch of mystery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am often asked: \"<em>Why should art be taken out, put in your pocket and used?<\/em>\u201c - <strong>because otherwise she won't live<\/strong>. Patina is <a href=\"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/patina-on-luxury-items\/\">no flaw<\/a>, but a biography. Every touch, every little scratch, every edge on the gold button is a chapter you add. You\u2019ll see how the bronze in the background appears warmer or cooler depending on the lighting, how the blossoms take on a three-dimensional quality, and how the emoji looks sometimes mischievous and sometimes confident. The piece changes\u2014not because I\u2019m working on it, but because you are. Interaction here isn\u2019t a risk\u2014it\u2019s a <strong>Value drivers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The composition in the middle is deliberately kept concise. There is no sensory overload and no sensationalism. One look is enough to understand the tone: self-confident, a little mysterious and with subtle irony. The crown marks the object as an icon, but dethrones any rigid meaning. The emoji, half mask, half grin, is pop culture, but not arbitrary, rather a commitment to the <strong>Present<\/strong>. In this work, luxury is not unapproachable, but <strong>accessible<\/strong>You can wear it, show it and hang it back again. In the morning \u201eclick\u201c - off the screen. In the evening \u201eclick\u201c - back to its place. What remains is the trace of a day that you have inscribed on the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I like to work with tensions: High-fashion vs. street, solemn glamor vs. a casual look, signature vs. anonymity. The mask-like emoji is also an invitation to rethink your own role. Who are you when you hold this work of art in your hand? Collector:in? Performer? Observer? - <strong>all at the same time<\/strong>. Because the stage doesn't just begin on the red carpet, but as soon as you open the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The work is technically constructed in such a way that the step \u201efrom the wall to the hand\u201c is easy. The canvas is not just decoration, but <strong>Partner<\/strong>. The bronze background supports the flowers like small islands of memory. Each one casts a soft shadow that lends depth to the whole without drowning out the center. This rhythm - leaf by leaf - is like the pulse of the work. It keeps the eye moving until you get back to the wallet. The crown, emoji and monogram are waiting there - three languages that speak to each other, but never tell the same story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In terms of craftsmanship, it always remains personal for me: the work is <strong>signed by hand<\/strong> and both the wallet and the canvas bear the same <strong>Numbering<\/strong>so that it is clear: they belong together. This piece is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/drama-glamor-and-a-touch-of-mystery\/\">No. 008-21<\/a><\/strong> and currently in the <a href=\"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/store\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"790\">Store<\/a> listed. I call this the formal part of an otherwise very lively dialog. You know what you're getting - and what you're going to give: <strong>yours<\/strong> Tracks. (Price at the time of publication: \u20ac1,790.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why \"<em>Drama, glamor and a touch of mystery<\/em>\u201e? Because the work is exactly where staging and authenticity kiss. The drama lies in the courage to take a luxury object out of its comfort zone. The brilliance lies not only in the bronze, but also in the self-confidence you feel when you wear it. The secret is what nobody knows but you: Where you've been with it. Who you have met. What story the emoji has told you. Art doesn't have to reveal everything to be honest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this point, it is important for me to speak clearly: <strong>This is art<\/strong>. Not an official fashion product, not a promotional item, not a collaboration. It is an artistically transformed original object that is presented, sold and used in exactly the same way. The work is labeled as unique and falls under the freedom of art. We are not creating the impression of a brand collaboration, but rather talking about brand iconography by<strong> reinterpret<\/strong>. (The corresponding note is also available in the store under each work).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you ask me who owns this piece, I'll tell you: <strong>Art first - then you<\/strong>. Art provides the form, you provide the meaning. You decide whether the crown means rebellion or dignity, whether the emoji is masquerade or lightness and whether the flowers are memories or promises. And that's exactly what I love about wearable work. They don't end when they leave the studio. They begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to a world in which luxury doesn't gather dust in a display case, but <strong>runs, laughs and lives<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">Welcome to BrandArt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-block-name=\"woocommerce\/single-product\" data-product-id=\"908\" data-wp-context=\"woocommerce\/products::{&quot;productId&quot;:908,&quot;variationId&quot;:null}\" data-wp-interactive=\"woocommerce\/single-product\" class=\"wp-block-woocommerce-single-product woocommerce\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div data-block-name=\"woocommerce\/product-image\" data-is-descendent-of-single-product-block=\"true\" data-show-sale-badge=\"false\" class=\"wc-block-components-product-image wc-block-grid__product-image wc-block-components-product-image--aspect-ratio-auto wp-block-woocommerce-product-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/drama-glanz-und-ein-hauch-geheimnis\/\" data-wp-on--click=\"woocommerce\/product-collection::actions.viewProduct\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BrandArt_by_List_009-1024x743.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Drama, glamor and a touch of mystery\" data-testid=\"product-image\" data-image-id=\"944\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BrandArt_by_List_009-1024x743.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BrandArt_by_List_009-1000x725.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BrandArt_by_List_009-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BrandArt_by_List_009-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BrandArt_by_List_009-1536x1114.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BrandArt_by_List_009.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\"><div class=\"wc-block-components-product-image__inner-container\">\n\n<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/drama-glanz-und-ein-hauch-geheimnis\/\" target=\"_self\" >Drama, glamor and a touch of mystery.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div data-block-name=\"woocommerce\/product-price\" data-is-descendent-of-single-product-block=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-woocommerce-product-price\" ><div class=\"wc-block-components-product-price wc-block-grid__product-price\" style=\"\" >\n <span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi>1.790,00&nbsp;<span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">\u20ac<\/span><\/bdi><\/span>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div data-block-name=\"woocommerce\/product-meta\" class=\"wp-block-woocommerce-product-meta\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div data-block-name=\"woocommerce\/product-sku\" class=\"wc-block-components-product-sku wc-block-grid__product-sku wp-block-woocommerce-product-sku product_meta wp-block-post-terms\" style=\"\">\n <span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">SKU:<\/span>\n <span class=\"sku\" >008-21<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-product_cat wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Category: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/brandart\/\" rel=\"tag\">BrandArt<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-product_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Keywords: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/produkt-schlagwort\/008-21\/\" rel=\"tag\">008-21<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/produkt-schlagwort\/portemonnaie\/\" rel=\"tag\">Wallet<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drama, Glanz und ein Hauch von Geheimnis &#8211; wenn ein Portemonnaie zur B\u00fchne wird! Ich liebe Momente, in denen Luxus aufh\u00f6rt, nur Luxus zu sein, und zu sprechen beginnt. Dieses Werk ist genau so ein Moment: ein gebrauchtes Portemonnaie mit Geschichte, das mit Farbe, Symbolik und Haltung neu aufgeladen wurde. Die Krone links oben ist [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_linkhub_out_internal":"","_linkhub_out_external":"","_linkhub_in_internal":"","_linkhub_in_external":"","_linkhub_exclude":"","_linkhub_aliases":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1174,48,1181,1178,1177,1160,943,1179,1176,317,1180,361,327],"class_list":["post-1250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brandart-blog","tag-1-1-edition","tag-brandart","tag-bronze-leinwand","tag-emoji-art","tag-krone","tag-kunstfreiheit","tag-kuenstlerische-transformation","tag-lv-portemonnaie","tag-patina","tag-popkultur","tag-seidenrosen","tag-tragbare-kunst","tag-wearable-art"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brandartbylist.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}