This vibrant contemporary artwork features a bold, stylized figure against a deep green background. The distinct use of bright, contrasting colors and simplified, angular shapes creates an eye-catching, almost graphic-novel-like aesthetic. The central figure, depicted with a bearded face and muscular physique, is shown seated and holding a yellow, curving surfboard, suggesting a connection to the ocean and leisure activities. The overall composition and expressive, symbolic style suggest the artist's intention to capture the essence of a dynamic, active individual within a conceptual, modern visual language. ...
Tschabalala Self uses a syncretic approach, combining both painting and printmaking to investigate concepts surrounding the black body. Her work features mainly female bodies, which are constructed using a blend of sewn, printed, and painted materials, fusing together various artistic and craft traditions. Through her practice, Self seeks to expand critical inquiry into selfhood and human flourishing, exploring the formal and conceptual aspects of her art. The expressive and dynamic pieces, which span painting, print, collage and sculpture, center around the human figure. Using various techniques, Self playfully deconstructs and recreates the Black female body, often incorporating pieces of fabric, paper, or sections of an earlier work into her mixed-media pieces. This fragmented approach to figure and identity allows Self to blend fact with fiction and reality with imagination, exploring the social and political symbol of the Black female body, which examines the intersection of race, gender and sexuality, with each character expressing a distinct, powerful identity.
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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. ...
