This contemporary artwork features a minimalist composition with a predominance of neutral tones. The central focus is a book cover titled "Picture of you Staring," which appears to be placed against a backdrop of a distressed and weathered wall. The overall visual effect suggests a sense of introspection, with the book cover serving as a metaphor for the act of contemplation or self-reflection. The artist's use of simple, understated elements and the subtle interplay of textures create a meditative atmosphere, inviting the viewer to reflect on the nature of perception and the relationship between the observer and the observed. ...
Romane de Watteville uses figurative painting in an almost meta way to enjoy what remains to be enjoyed. In her work, Romane de Watteville allows herself the freedom to abuse figurative painting as a last resort in a general confusion. Sometimes frontal, sometimes anachronistic, Romane de Watteville's painting takes the chance of not situating itself. Recklessly, her practice offers itself to what painting has always been able to resist and thwart: a critical relationship with contemporary and historical references and figures. ...
