Carlotta Bailly Borg

Dynamic, anthropomorphic forms and bodies inhabit Carlotta Bailly Borg’s works on canvas, glass panels, cloths, walls and ceramics. From Greek and Hindu mythologies to Japanese erotic imaginary to medieval manuscripts, Bailly Borg’s visual language is inspired by references that span time and cultures. While art is historically familiar in both concept and technique, her works present a unique take on the human condition marked by the states of uncomfort, in-betweenness, relentless curiosity and overpowering desire. The limbs and faces of the artist’s characters are entangled with each other in a fluid awkwardness, in both a static and dynamic transgression of cultural past and present. The continuous fluctuation of medium, colour palette and level of abstraction brings Bailly Borg’s work unique energy shared by breathing, living creatures. ...