Series of portraits inspired by the women of Mallorca Island
June, 2019
Matisse’s wife
Acrylic on paper
32 x 42 cm
Story
The post-impressionists broke traditional portraiture and explored all possible avenues of representation and expression. At the beginning of the 20th century artists pushed the portrait in different directions, focusing on new aspects – line, color, form, and most importantly psychology.
The “psyche” started to be more important then the realistic, physical transmission of the person’s traits. The desire to capture the “subjective” and “emotional” leaved a big imprint on portrait art.
This inspired me to create this series of portraits – imperfect, colourful, naked.
Naked girl from Spain 1
Acrylic on paper
42 x 32 cm
Naked girl from Spain 2
Acrylic on paper
42 x 32 cm
The unbearable litheness of being
Acrylic on canvas
50 x 70 cm