This contemporary artwork features a textured and layered composition. The central focus is a pair of faces, one male and one female, rendered in earthy tones and adorned with a sprig of greenery. The overall aesthetic combines elements of collage, painting, and three-dimensional sculpting, creating a visually striking and tactile piece. The artist's signature "By Juergen" suggests this work is part of an ongoing series or collaborative project, potentially exploring themes of identity, connection, and the natural world. Through its unique materiality and imaginative portrayal, this artwork invites the viewer to ponder the creative process and the meanings it conveys. ...
Sophie Barber’s paintings, ranging from large to tiny, depict that which she finds around herself. Natural and manmade imagery, like tents, houses, birds, and people, are painted against block-colour backgrounds. The simplicity of the composition alludes to folk art, with subject matter presenting itself as illusive visions rather than literal representations. Curiously and humorously, Barber works with existing images, like sculptures of Franz West, Giotto or Annie Leibovitz’s photographs of Kendrick Lamar, sometimes painting directly on magazine covers. The artist’s depictions are chunky, atmospheric, homely, yet secretive. In Barber’s hands, the mundane is continuously reimagined and recontextualised through the lens of abundance. ...
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