This striking contemporary artwork features a surreal, dreamlike composition. The colors used are vibrant, with bold blues, oranges, and yellows creating a sense of movement and energy. The central focus is a series of abstracted human figures dancing or floating across the canvas, their limbs seemingly distorted and exaggerated. The overall impression is one of whimsy and psychological depth, inviting the viewer to interpret the symbolism and meaning behind the dynamic, expressive forms. The artist likely intended to convey a sense of the subconscious or the fantastical through this visually captivating and imaginative piece. ...
Sophie von Hellermann’s paintings recall the look of fables, legends, and traditional stories that are imbued with the workings of her subconscious rather than the content of existing images. Her romantic, pastel-washed canvases are often installed to suggest complex narrative threads. Von Hellermann applies pure pigment directly onto unprimed canvas, her use of broad-brushed washes imbues a sense of weightlessness to her pictures. Von Hellermann’s paintings draw upon current affairs as often and as fluidly as they borrow from the imagery of classical mythology and literature to create expansive imaginary places. In subject matter and style, von Hellermann tests imagination against reality. ...
Pilar Corrias Gallery is a contemporary art gallery owned by Pilar Corrias. The 3,800 square foot gallery in London's Fitzrovia, designed by Rem Koolhaas, is made up of two exhibition spaces, located in the heart of London's West End. Pilar Corrias opened a second London gallery space at 2 Savile Row in July 2021, designed by London and Oslo-based architect firm Hesselbrand. Since its inception, the gallery has worked with emerging and established artists with the central aim of allowing their work to grow both in terms of production of new projects and the making of new exhibitions. Pilar Corrias now represents a total of thirty-two international artists, two-thirds of whom are female. ...
-52?_a=BAVAZGBz0)
-22?_a=BAVAZGBz0)
