The artwork features a close-up portrait of a person's face rendered in an expressive, almost distorted manner. The predominant colors are warm tones of brown and yellow, creating a striking contrast with the subject's piercing eyes and open-mouthed expression. The bold brushstrokes and textured application of paint suggest an Expressionist style, conveying a sense of emotional intensity and psychological depth. The unsettling yet captivating image may reflect the artist's intention to explore themes of human fragility, vulnerability, or the inherent complexities of the human experience. ...
Gretta Sarfaty challenges conventional representations of women through an investigative practice combining photographic self-portraiture, performance, and auto-fiction. Her work examines the cultural and technological construction of female identity, using her own body as a site for experimentation and critique. Sarfaty developed a distinctive method of creating fictional characters through self-portraiture, adopting disguises and embodying various female archetypes. This approach allows her to confront societal clichés while asserting her autonomy as an artist. Her practice often transforms and deconstructs her own body, creating sequences or distorted representations that question the visual and psychological frameworks shaping gendered identity. Across her work, Sarfaty employs repetition, transfer, and manipulation of images to explore the fluidity of form and identity. Her practice blends psychological and corporeal transitions, examining transformation, agency, and self-definition. By merging photography, performance, painting, and drawing, she constructs immersive visual narratives that confront the viewer, challenge stereotypes, and propose alternative ways of seeing and representing the female subject. Her work consistently interrogates power, perception, and the possibilities of artistic self-determination. ...
Lovay Fine Arts is dedicated to present innovative and critical practices by emerging and historical international artists. The gallery aims to connect various generations and nationalities to ground the program in a broad history of art.
