This captivating artwork features a striking close-up of a hand holding a small snake. The composition is dominated by the monochromatic tones of black and gray, with the snake's scales and the skin's texture creating a visually intriguing contrast. The hands appear to be gently cupping the snake, suggesting a sense of delicacy and respect towards the reptile. The artist's use of chiaroscuro lighting adds depth and drama to the scene, drawing the viewer's attention to the central subject. The overall effect is one of a profound and intimate connection between the human and the natural world, inviting the viewer to consider the complex relationship between the two. ...
Annabelle Agbo Godeau is a Düsseldorf-based artist whose work explores questions of race, identity, and the complexities of representation through the lens of her French, German, and Beninese heritage. Drawing from cinema, literature, and popular culture, she investigates how personal and cultural histories intersect, and how stereotypes shape perceptions of self and other. Working across painting, works on paper, and installation, Godeau weaves fragmented narratives through visual metaphors of concealment, revelation, and transformation. She draws from archival materials, film stills, and found imagery, isolating and abstracting details to create new contexts that subtly unsettle the viewer’s assumptions. Her works on transparent waxed paper often form immersive installations, bringing together disparate references in open-ended visual environments. In her highly rendered paintings, figures and objects hover between presence and absence, evoking ambiguity and movement. The process itself—layered, meticulous, and materially sensitive—underscores themes of impermanence and slow transformation central to her practice.
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Alice Amati is a contemporary art gallery established in London in June 2023. The gallery is committed to fostering artists at the early stages of their career by often providing the opportunity for their first solo show in the city and a supportive context for artistic explorations and career development.
Concerned with encouraging transnational dialogues around topical questions within society and art, Alice Amati brings together British and International artists through a challenging, experimental and rigorous exhibitions programme.
Joining a cohort of young and established galleries in the burgeoning artistic scene of Fitzrovia, Alice Amati operates as a platform for new voices in the contemporary global artistic scene with a strong commitment to research, collaboration and diverse practices. ...
