Sonus Vitae (2025)
Original Fine Art Painting by Ashvin Harrison
“He listens not to sound — but to the pulse of life itself.”
Artwork Description:
Sonus Vitae is an original fine art painting by Ashvin Harrison — a poetic exploration of harmony, consciousness, and the unseen rhythm connecting all living things. In this exquisite work, Harrison merges delicate charcoal realism with radiant abstraction, inviting the viewer to witness the quiet music of existence.
At the heart of the composition, a hummingbird emerges in lifelike monochrome — its feathers defined with extraordinary detail and its form suspended in serene stillness. The bird wears a pair of golden headphones, each side reflecting a hand-painted landscape: snow-capped mountains, tranquil waters, evergreen trees, and a glowing moon above. This miniature world within the headphones represents the inner symphony of nature — a sound not heard through ears, but through presence.
From behind the bird, an eruption of expressive colour bursts forth in layers of soft mint, coral, ochre, gold, and black. The motion of these splashes conveys both flight and vibration — as though the energy of sound and movement are inseparable. Harrison’s brushwork and splatter technique merge realism with abstraction, evoking the sensation of music transforming into light, air, and emotion.
Sonus Vitae translates from Latin as “The Sound of Life” — a fitting title for a work that celebrates awareness, connection, and the invisible frequencies that unite all beings. Through his evolving practice of Motusrealism, Harrison captures that fleeting harmony between stillness and expression, form and freedom, silence and sound.
Title: Sonus Vitae (2025)
Medium: Coconut charcoal, acrylics, oil paints, metallic pigments, sparkle medium
Canvas: Premium museum-grade 12oz stretched cotton canvas (Australian hardwood stretcher bars, 4cm deep)
Size: 101 x 76 cm (40 x 30 inches)
Technique: Charcoal brushing realism with expressive abstraction and splatter dynamics
Finish: Five layers of white gesso, sealed with archival museum-grade fixatives
Presentation: Professionally stretched, ready to hang
Authenticity: Signed on front in art ink; hand-signed and dated on back; includes signed certificate of authenticity
Shipping: Global delivery with full insurance and premium protective packaging
Additional Information
Ashvin Harrison paints realistic artworks inspired by real life posing people and nature, photographs or imagination. Also, all artworks have a charcoal dust element to them. This painting, like most pieces, is a mixture of acrylics, acrylic medium thinners, acrylic medium flows and also mixing additives with charcoal dust paint. This completely new made up approach to create art is a large part of Ashvin’s fast growing popularity in the art world.
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If this artwork is not the one for you, please check out the Artworks in Stock Page. Contact Ashvin to discuss a custom commissioned artwork. Ashvin can also create on different size formats of rolled or ready to hang artworks. Also, Ashvin offers super sized rolled canvas artworks up to 265cm (104″).