Details
MaterialGallery
16 mm film transferred to videoThe approach
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

The artwork features a vibrant, floral-patterned background that serves as a striking contrast to the central subject. The figure, clad in a deep red dress, is posed in a reclining position, their body languidly draped across the foreground. The composition, with its rich colors and dynamic interplay of shapes, suggests an air of sensuality and introspection. The artist's distinctive technique, which blends elements of classical portraiture with a more contemporary, almost surreal aesthetic, invites the viewer to consider the deeper emotional or psychological undercurrents within the piece. ...

Similar Artworks
Ghost Joan 5
Walking Glove
Laurie SimmonsWalking Glove, 1991
213.4 x 121.9cm
Toy Watch
Laurie SimmonsToy Watch, 1976
20.3 x 29.2cm
Sphinx 8
Bunny RogersSphinx 8, 2023
32.5 x 43 x 3cm
Marble Heart
Sara VanDerBeekMarble Heart, 2012
50.8 x 40.6cm
Cavatica’s Moon Song
Alex Da CorteCavatica’s Moon Song, 2020
182.9 x 182.9 x 11.4cm
Lace Interlace VI
Sara VanDerBeekLace Interlace VI, 2023
191 x 104 x 58cm
Eclipse
Alex Da CorteEclipse, 2021
185.4 x 185.4 x 7.6cm
Ghost Joan 2
Untitled
Bunny RogersUntitled, 2021
220.3 x 173.3 x 7.5cm
Sphinx 24
Bambi Cleaners
Alex Da CorteBambi Cleaners, 2019
274.3 x 213.4 x 20.3cm
Untitled Model (RAGS)
Amanda Ross-HoUntitled Model (RAGS), 2015
86.7 x 35.6 x 16.5cm
Electric Prism IV
Tabula Rasa
Sara VanDerBeekTabula Rasa, 2023
61 x 40.6cm
Reverent Joan 4
Bunny RogersReverent Joan 4, 2020
149 x 117.5 x 4.5cm
Her Cribellate's Mourning Lily
Fuzzy Pink Dress
Laurie SimmonsFuzzy Pink Dress, 1984
152.4 x 101.6cm
Sphinx 9
Bunny RogersSphinx 9, 2023
32.5 x 43 x 3cm
Eclipse 2
Sara VanDerBeekEclipse 2, 2008
50.8 x 40.64cm
THE UNSUB INVERTED
Nuwaub. Chair
Juliana HuxtableNuwaub. Chair, 2012
20.3 x 25.4cm
Muva Gaia
Martine SymsMuva Gaia, 2021
84.14 x 62.87 x 3.81cm
The Cloud
Trisha BagaThe Cloud, 2025
193 x 246.5 x 6cm
Country Road
Laurie SimmonsCountry Road, 1984
152.4 x 101.6cm
Theatrical Property
Alex Da CorteTheatrical Property, 2020
34.9 x 78.7 x 20.3cm
Tarnished Diamond
Eclipse 1
Sara VanDerBeekEclipse 1, 2008
50.8 x 40.64cm
Sphinx 27
Untitled
Richard PrinceUntitled, 2019
205.7 x 129.5 x 4cm
Sara Cwynar
Artist
Sara Cwynar
B.2020, Canadian

Sara Cwynar works with photography, installation and film, using these mediums to digest the way in which desire is cultivated within capitalist society. Working to tackle ‘soft misogyny’ (casual, everyday sexism that goes unnoticed), Cwynar frequently works with collage to unearth the historical dominance and seduction of images. Working with two-dimensional collaged materials and female models, Cwynar commonly brings these components together in the photography studio. Models wearing couture garments are photographed with a Cezanne or a Reubens painting behind them. To shift the image away from an editorial fashion context, tongue and cheek elements are added to the mix. Cwynar’s models hold up illustrations of cartoon female figures against their own bodies for example. Their physical limbs entangle with fleshy Renaissance torsos behind them and the hyper-feminine drawn silhouettes prefacing these models. Bizarrely, these distinct beauty standards meet in one frame, revealing the fickle nature of attraction. Sitting within kitsch aesthetics, the hyperbolic character of Cwynar’s work does give her installations a humorous tone, yet they undoubtedly unsettle power dynamics propagated by beauty standards. Through these processes, Cwynar is able to disentangle desire from consumption, carving space for less regimented ideals and honest portrayals of femininity. ...

Sara Cwynar: Artworks
Tracy (Gold Circle)
Red Rose II
Tracy in Camo
Pamela as Pamela
Tracy (Moschino)
BOOM
Sara CwynarBOOM, 2020
118.1 x 95.2cm
Simon’s Legs
Rococo Ferrari
Sara CwynarRococo Ferrari, 2024
183.5 x 129.5 x 5cm
The approach
Gallery
The approach
London

The Approach is co-directed by Jake Miller and Emma Robertson. Located in Bethnal Green above The Approach Tavern, for over twenty years it has operated an internationally recognised programme from its East London base. The gallery is known for discovering artists and establishing their careers as well as making inter-generational curated group shows a strong focus. The list of represented artists includes the Estates of important overlooked female artists Heidi Bucher and Maria Pinińska Bereś, as well as seminal British collage artist John Stezaker, together with established and emerging artists including Magali Reus, Peter Davies, Lisa Oppenheim, Sandra Mujinga, Pam Evelyn, Sara Cwynar, Sam Windett and Caitlin Keogh. Over the years the gallery has operated parallel programmes in additional gallery spaces in London’s West End (The Approach W1) and in Shoreditch (The Reliance). The gallery is currently based solely in its original East End location and continues to expand its programme, showcasing its represented artists in the main gallery space, and both represented and non-represented artists in The Annexe, a smaller, more experimental space at the back of the building. ...

Unlock Price & Inquiry Access