The artwork depicts a woman standing amid swirling clouds against a dark background, illuminated by a prominent star in the sky. The figure is rendered in warm earth tones, with a flowing gown adorned with delicate purple bows. The composition emphasizes the sense of mysticism and the subject's ethereal presence. The artist has employed a distinctive style, combining elements of surrealism and symbolism to create a captivating and thought-provoking piece. The work may be intended to explore themes of spirituality, the divine feminine, or the human journey through life's mysteries. ...
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. ...
