This vibrant contemporary painting depicts two figures in contrasting styles. The first figure stands naked, with intricate patterns adorning their body, while the second figure is fully clothed in a swirling, abstract design of blue and pink hues. The juxtaposition of these two figures, one exposed and the other concealed, suggests a deeper exploration of themes such as identity, vulnerability, and societal perceptions. The artist's bold use of color, distinctive style, and symbolic imagery invite the viewer to contemplate the complex interplay between the physical and the psychological realms. ...
Barbara Moura is an artist originally from Lisbon, Portugal. She graduated from the National Film School of Portugal and moved to London where she did her MA Applied Imagination in The Creative Industries at Central Saint Martins. She currently lives in Vienna. Her work alternates between oil painting and digital drawing and usually deals with themes such as feminism, sexuality, political criticism or emotional struggles, often personalized through self-portraits. ...
Founded in 2019 in the 7th arrondissement of Paris in a Haussmann-style setting, SEPTIEME opened its second space in September 2022 in Cotonou, Benin, in a 200m2 warehouse in the center of the city, to offer exhibitions in a new format to audiences in the West African sub-region. It made sense for SEPTIEME to deploy its vision spatially and to help push back the frontiers of contemporary art, as well as to contribute to the construction of new contemporary art strongholds. ...
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