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One and also two …more
Margaux Derhy
2019, 80 x 100 cm, Acrylic and oil painting on linen (framed)
When observing M argaux's work there are two elements that are deeply linked: human psychology, as a result of the artist's fascination with the work of psychologist Elizabeth Loftus on human cognition, and on the other hand, the pathos or profound expression of the feelings we observe in Italian Renaissance artists.
In "One and also two… more" it is remarkable the impression of the essence of what a memory is: a dream y and vague sensation where details are lost in the consciousness of the intellect. Memories as well as dreams leave us inaccurate perceptions about a reality that we cannot assure; how many people were in a certain room? what were their reactions? ... All these perceptions are reflected in Margaux's work through blurred colors and ephemeral shadows that are lost in oblivion, leaving as the only testimony, the emotion or feeling that shook the soul. On the other hand, the work "The Pieta and the Fantastic" delves more into sadness and the contemporary adaptation of classic works of religious iconography. Reflecting feelings without drawing defined lines on the faces of the characters but that the viewer is able to capture.
Full Artwork DescriptionNeon Nights
Winnie Seifert
2020, 41 x 31 cm, Oil on canvas
In the artist's works, abstraction is the real protagonist as the main form of expression of feelings and emotions. In the words of the artist herself, "abstraction is the only way to discover the true intention of the artist". The colors and the gesture of the stroke in the painting are the authentic communicators of realities. Taking the appropriate distance, her works evoke elements and pictorial, sensations of Monet's nympheas. Scaping from a clearly figurative pictorial world to delve into sensations far removed from the world. The pictures are rebellious and anarchic, direct in a subjective way, and speak out without any trick and masquerade. The evocation of the sensations of a night away from home as in "Neon Nights", where the effervescence of the night and the joy of disinhibition are predicted in the environment.
Full Artwork DescriptionAnita
Winnie Seifert
2020, 41 x 31 cm, Oil on canvas
In the artist's works, abstraction is the real protagonist as the main form of expression of feelings and emotions. In the words of the artist herself, "abstraction is the only way to discover the true intention of the artist". The colors and the gesture of the stroke in the painting are the authentic communicators of realities. Taking the appropriate distance, her works evoke elements and pictorial, sensations of Monet's nympheas. Scaping from a clearly figurative pictorial world to delve into sensations far removed from the world. The pictures are rebellious and anarchic, direct in a subjective way, and speak out without any trick and masquerade. This amalgam of colors is contrasted with "Anita", with warmer tones and a more intimate tint. The strength of the work lies in the aura that a person projects perhaps the protagonist of the work.
Full Artwork DescriptionAir
Winnie Seifert
2020, 41 x 31 cm, Oil on canvas
In the artist's works, abstraction is the real protagonist as the main form of expression of feelings and emotions. In the words of the artist herself, "abstraction is the only way to discover the true intention of the artist". The colors and the gesture of the stroke in the painting are the authentic communicators of realities. Taking the appropriate distance, her works evoke elements and pictorial, sensations of Monet's nympheas. Scaping from a clearly figurative pictorial world to delve into sensations far removed from the world. The pictures are rebellious and anarchic, direct in a subjective way, and speak out without any trick and masquerade. "Air" evokes the feeling of freedom of a picturesque afternoon in the countryside where the landscape is dominated by the colors of wild flowers and the light of noon.
Full Artwork DescriptionLa dame en rouge
Celia Rakotondrainy
2018, 50x 40 cm, Oil on canvas
(Unframed)
The artist's Malagasy origins are the|central theme of her work, a starting point to delve into the construction of cultural identity as a result of a series of collective and not individual experiences. Through her trips to Madagascar to her parents' home, the artist completely identifies with the environment and the problems of her fellow citizens. The search for answer to identity is joined by the desire to show a Madagascar full of colors, rich in natural resources and also in poverty. Away from the stereotypes of a dangerous country characterized in the French press, Celia shows the humanity of its people in everyday scenes. The impact of globalization makes established dogmas questioned, as well as old beliefs and traditions.
In "La dam e en rouge" the reflection of Malagasy society, where agriculture still carries a great weight, Celia portrays a woman peeling a banana tree perhaps preparing for a meal. It is an intimate moment between the artist and the protagonist w here the question of social differences and the cultural shock arises.
The artist, who identifies herself, on one hand with the tradition of Madagascar society, and on the other hand, with the modernity of the Western world where she grew and was brought up. The colors are warm on a flat background that accentuates the activity that the protagonist is carrying out where housework continues to be part of the main activity of women.
Full Artwork DescriptionLe sourire aux yeux
Celia Rakotondrainy
2019 (reworked 2020), 50 x 40cm, Oil on canvas
The artist's Malagasy origins are the|central theme of her work, a starting point to delve into the construction of cultural identity as a result of a series of collective and not individual experiences. Through her trips to Madagascar to her parents' home, the artist completely identifies with the environment and the problems of her fellow citizens. The search for answer to identity is joined by the desire to show a Madagascar full of colors, rich in natural resources and also in poverty. Away from the stereotypes of a dangerous country characterized in the French press, Celia shows the humanity of its people in everyday scenes.The impact of globalization makes established dogmas questioned, as well as old beliefs and traditions.
"Le sourire aux yeux" presents a clear contrast with the previous one, where a young woman smiles. The angle of this uncommon portrait is surprising where it is the smile that is drawn in the gaze that is guessed in the part that has not been portrayed. It is the hope of the liberation of the future of women in Madagascar with modern times and new customs. Again, as a parallel and signature of the artist, we observe the enhancement of the portrayed figure in contrast to a flat background in color and lacking in motif. Celia thus gives us to understand that the theme is not the main thing in her work, but the emotion on the faces of her fellow citizens, in the warmth of the moment of the portrait.
Full Artwork DescriptionYesterday was tough but tomorrow will be better
Celia Rakotondrainy
2019, 108 x 105 cm, Oil on canvas
The artist's Malagasy origins are the central theme of her work, a starting point to delve into the construction of cultural identity as a result of a series of collective and not individual experiences. Through her trips to Madagascar to her parents' home, the artist completely identifies with the environment and the problems of her fellow citizens. The search for answer to identity is joined by the desire to show a Madagascar full of colors, rich in natural resources and also in poverty. Away from the stereotypes of a dangerous country characterized in the French press, Celia shows the humanity of its people in everyday scenes. The impact of globalization makes established dogmas questioned, as well as old beliefs and traditions.
The work "Yesterday was tough but tomorrow will be better "is presented to us as a reflection of a character closer to the self- portrait. The different angles and blurring of the portrait make up a whole metamorphosis on the path of the search for one's own identity, as if it were a kaleidoscope. Where each environment contributes a new teaching and perspective Coming to look with new eyes. The protagonist here shows nostalgia on her face, hinting at the difficult process of self- knowledge and internal experimentation that she is carrying out.
Full Artwork DescriptionPeau d’or
Celia Rakotondrainy
2020, 94 x 80cm, Oil on canvas
The artist's Malagasy origins are the|central theme of her work, a starting point to delve into the construction of cultural identity as a result of a series of collective and not individual experiences. Through her trips to Madagascar to her parents' home, the artist completely identifies with the environment and the problems of her fellow citizens. The search for answer to identity is joined by the desire to show a Madagascar full of colors, rich in natural resources and also in poverty. Away from the stereotypes of a dangerous country characterized in the French press, Celia shows the humanity of its people in everyday scenes. The impact of globalization makes established dogmas questioned, as well as old beliefs and traditions.
‘Peau d’or’ is portrait pf a French Malagasy singer with whom the artist collaborated on filming the entire paintings process live for a song of the same name – “Peau d’or”. The project is in direct response to the movement Black Lives Matter. As mixed raced women, both artists have been on torn between being ‘white’ or ‘black’. Where do they stand? As the singer writes a song about skin colour, Celia paints her portrait beautifully rendering details of her facial expression and skin colour.
Full Artwork DescriptionApres Apres
Sarah Longworth-West
2019, 84 x 60 cm, Oil paint and oil pastel on pigmented gesso panel
In her work, the artist takes us to a dystopian imaginary full of evaporated sensations and diluted colors that make up a dream like perspective w here the protagonists of the works mix with the background. The ambiguity of the figures is framed by the colors of the landscape w here references to specific places are barely existent
Only some objects are objectively represented as collage cutouts that are interspersed with sensations left by memories. In "Apres apres" there are several characteristics that make up the main review of the artist, such as the delimitation of the space of the canvas through parallel lines or the use of neutral colors. It is this superposition of colors that adds layers and textures to the figures represented, giving prominence to the essence of the work itself.
Full Artwork DescriptionBind
Sarah Longworth-West
2019, 60 x 42 cm, Oil paint on pigmented gesso panel
In her work, the artist takes us to a dystopian imaginary full of evaporated sensations and diluted colors that make up a dream like perspective w here the protagonists of the works mix with the background. The ambiguity of the figures is framed by the colors of the landscape w here references to specific places are barely existent.
Only some objects are objectively represented as collage cutouts that are interspersed with sensations left by memories. In her paintings, the artist manages an entire imaginary around a concept and what it represents in different situations. In "Bind" we observe traces of what a chair resembles with what we mentally associate with a confinem ent and lack of freedom. However, the constant juxtaposition of opposites is what makes us reflect beyond the pure concept adding shapes that are reminiscent of mountainous landscapes or flowers wild.
Full Artwork DescriptionCovering
Sarah Longworth-West
2019, 84 x 60 cm, Oil paint on pigmented gesso panel
In her work, the artist takes us to a dystopian imaginary full of evaporated sensations and diluted colors that make up a dream like perspective w here the protagonists of the works mix with the background. The ambiguity of the figures is framed by the colors of the landscape w here references to specific places are barely existent.
Only some objects are objectively represented as collage cutouts that are interspersed with sensations left by memories. Opposites are represented by mixing figuration with abstraction. Thus, the dystopia of ‘Covering" shows us a manual and creative process with a literal sample of covering spaces and objects. On the one hand the multiple layers of guesso that the artist applies in her works, and on the other the juxtaposition of different elements, an architecture, some bandages ... exploring meanings and terms beyond the first reflection.
Full Artwork DescriptionSome things you shouldn't get too good at or Where the sky and the big city meet (after Fragonard)
Victoria Cantons
2020, 35 x 30 x 3.3 cm, Oil on linen
The context of human identity is what defends the work of Victoria. Being transgender, memories and their transition is the main source of inspiration for the artist’s work. It analyzes contemporary art trends and is imbued with the essence of great artists such as Pablo Picasso or Frida Kahlo. In "Some things you shouldn't get too good at or Where the sky and the big city meet (after Fragonard)" the artist takes as a reference the painting "Young girl Reading" by Jean Honoré Fragonard from where she analyzes the female representation in classic nineteenth-century portraits as a figure full of virtue, femininity and devoted to the home
Full Artwork DescriptionJust Because Everything's Changing Doesn't Mean it's Never Been This Way Before
Victoria Cantons
2017, 180 x 135 x 4 cm, Oil on linen
The context of human identity is what defends the work of Victoria. Being transgender, memories and their transition is the main source of inspiration for the artist’s work. It analyzes contemporary art trends and is imbued with the essence of great artists such as Pablo Picasso or Frida Kahlo.
"In Just Because Everything's Changing Doesn't Mean it's Never Been This Way Before", the artist delves into transformation as an inherent characteristic of inanimate subjects and objects themselves. Going on to question the why and the origin of the status quo of what surrounds us Here, as in the mirror-themed works, the colors become flatter reflecting the artist's own signature compared to the work "Some things you shouldn't get too good at or Where the sky and the big city meet (after Fragonard)" where the contrasts and volumes appear more marked, delimiting contours.
Full Artwork DescriptionI wish I was more like you & It’s not essential that I feel you (after Eliasson)
Victoria Cantons
LEFT:
I wish I was more like you (after Eliasson)
2019, oil on linen, 25.5 x 20.4 cm
RIGHT:
It’s not essential that I feel you (after Eliasson)
2019, oil on linen, 25.5 x 20.4 cm
The context of human identity is what defends the work of Victoria. Being transgender, memories and their transition is the main source of inspiration for the artist’s work. It analyzes contemporary art trends and is imbued with the essence of great artists such as Pablo Picasso or Frida Kahlo. The analysis of the reflection of oneself on society and how it perceives the individual is the leitmotiv in the artist's theme. In "I wish I was more like you (after Eliasson)" and "It's not essential that I feel you (after Eliasson)", the artist establishes an interesting dialogue between two pairs of works starting from an Olafur Eliasson's installation where a series of mirrors project realities that seem to be contained one within the other as if it was a Russian doll. The mirror is the reflection of our own identity that returns what we think we are to ourselves and defines us based on the world around us. By reflecting mirrors on the clouds and grass, Victoria analyzes the idealized image and the real one between our unconscious and the real representation of what it really is to be as a living entity in contemporary society.
Full Artwork DescriptionFemale Identity 27092020
Xu Yang
27.6 x 23.3 cm Oil on linen
In her works "Female identity", the artist draws parallels between the Rococo works of the French Baroque and the issues that are addressed today about sexuality and female identity. Starting from the collective imagination of the history of painting: fetishisms and fantasies, Xu Yang explores different perspectives on gender. Her reinterpretation through ornate frames counteracts the simplicity of the gesture of her strokes that draw a smoky shadow on the portrait. Like a veil that covers what is not guessed or does not want to be elucidated, the brush strokes only provide a vague illusion of what may or may not be revealed in parallelism with society's the taboos on sexuality and the female body throughout history
Full Artwork DescriptionFemale Identity 29092020
Xu Yang
23.3 x 20.4 cm Oil on linen
In her works "Female identity", the artist draws parallels between the Rococo works of the French Baroque and the issues that are addressed today about sexuality and female identity. Starting from the collective imagination of the history of painting: fetishisms and fantasies, Xu Yang explores different perspectives on gender. Her reinterpretation through ornate frames counteracts the simplicity of the gesture of her strokes that draw a smoky shadow on the portrait. Like a veil that covers what is not guessed or does not want to be elucidated, the brush strokes only provide a vague illusion of what may or may not be revealed in parallelism with society's the taboos on sexuality and the female body throughout history
Full Artwork DescriptionMissing you is like fire 10102019
Xu Yang
160 x 226 cm Oil on fabric
In this work with less blurred and more concrete lines we can see a room that is also typical of the great palatial halls of the XVIIIth century, a typical setting for a portrait of the time but whose title makes the viewer look back at the present where current events are intertwine with the scenarios of the past. Isolation, loneliness and the problems that derive from it make this work exhale humanity, nostalgia and sadness. Longing for a past that was better than any present moment and where sorrows are drowned with alcohol.
Full Artwork DescriptionThe Pieta and the Fantastic
Margaux Derhy
2019, 100 x 80 cm, Acrylic, Posca, Charcoil on linen, (framed)
When observing M argaux's work there are two elements that are deeply linked: human psychology, as a result of the artist's fascination with the work of psychologist Elizabeth Loftus on human cognition, and on the other hand, the pathos or profound expression of the feelings we observe in Italian Renaissance artists. In "One and also two… more" it is remarkable the impression of the essence of what a memory is: a dream y and vague sensation w here details are lost in the consciousness of the intellect. Memories as well as dreams leave us inaccurate perceptions about a reality that we cannot assure; how many people were in a certain room? what were their reactions? ... All these perceptions are reflected in Margaux's work through blurred colors and ephemeral shadows that are lost in oblivion, leaving as the only testimony, the emotion or feeling that shook the soul. On the other hand, the work "The Pieta and the Fantastic" delves more into sadness and the contemporary adaptation of classic works of religious iconography. Reflecting feelings without drawing defined lines on the faces of the characters but that the viewer is able to capture.
In "One and also two… more" it is remarkable the impression of the essence of what a memory is: a dream y and vague sensation w here details are lost in the consciousness of the intellect. Memories as well as dreams leave us inaccurate perceptions about a reality that we cannot assure; how many people were in a certain room? what were their reactions? ... All these perceptions are reflected in Margaux's work through blurred colors and ephemeral shadows that are lost in oblivion, leaving as the only testimony, the emotion or feeling that shook the soul. On the other hand, the work "The Pieta and the Fantastic" delves more into sadness and the contemporary adaptation of classic works of religious iconography. Reflecting feelings without drawing defined lines on the faces of the characters but that the viewer is able to capture.
Full Artwork Description