The artwork features a vibrant, verdant background with stylized foliage, setting the stage for two figures dressed in striking, patterned attire. The central characters, portrayed in a flattened, geometric style, are engaged in an intimate interaction, their hands gently touching. The bold, contrasting colors and graphic patterns create a visually engaging composition, lending an air of dreamlike whimsy to the scene. The artwork's style and composition suggest a modern, abstracted interpretation of a traditional narrative, inviting the viewer to contemplate the relationship and emotional connection between the two figures. ...
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. ...
