The artwork features a collage-like composition with a central image of a partially obscured human face. The colors used are vibrant, with a predominant yellow and pink hue. The text "Picture of you starring" overlaid on the image adds a layer of ambiguity and invites the viewer to contemplate the subject's identity and role. The overall style appears to be a blend of pop art and contemporary digital techniques, drawing attention to themes of individuality, identity, and the viewer's relationship with the subject. The artist's intention behind this piece likely explores the complex interplay between portrayal, perception, and the experience of being "on display" in the modern era. ...
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offers itself to what painting has always been able to resist and thwart: a critical relationship with contemporary and historical references and figures. ...
Ciaccia Levi, Paris–Milan is a contemporary art gallery founded in 2013 by Nerina Ciaccia and Antoine Levi in the Belleville district of Paris. In 2020, the gallery relocated to a new space in the Marais–Arts & Métiers area, and in 2022, expanded internationally with the opening of a second venue in Milan.
From the outset, Ciaccia Levi has been committed to building a multilayered platform for visual culture, presenting the work of both emerging and established artists from around the world. The gallery focuses on thoughtful, concept-driven practices across a range of media, with a curatorial approach that values experimentation, dialogue, and long-term collaboration.
Ciaccia Levi is also a co-founder of Paris Internationale, an independent art fair that champions forward-thinking galleries and artists. Through its dual presence in Paris and Milan, the gallery continues to foster cross-cultural exchange and support ambitious contemporary art practices within and beyond traditional exhibition formats. ...
