acrylique, pastel et fusain sur papier arches 300mg, bois, ferSEPTIEME
Description
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Visual Elements: The artwork features a vibrant color palette, with bold strokes and abstract shapes that create a dynamic and energetic composition. The central figure is rendered in a loose, expressive style, with limbs that seem to emerge from a chaotic background.
Subject Matter: The piece depicts a stylized human figure, surrounded by smaller, abstracted forms that appear to be interacting with it. The overall scene suggests a sense of movement and energy, with the figures seemingly in motion.
Artistic Style and Technique: The artwork employs a distinctive style that combines elements of expressionism and surrealism. The artist has used a combination of drawing and painting techniques, creating a visually striking and unconventional piece.
Context: This artwork appears to be an exploration of the human experience, with the artist using abstract and symbolic forms to convey a sense of emotional or psychological complexity. The piece likely reflects the artist's personal perspective or interpretation of the human condition. ...
Zinkpè's paintings follow tortuous paths where the figures, halfway between human and animal, evoke games of power, masquerade or sex, no doubt alluding to the human comedy. His unique style is recognisable on canvas: intimate, powerful and provocative. As for his sculptures, they are sometimes made of rolled-up hessian and sometimes of small wooden figures fused together. These variations on the theme of twins in the beliefs of southern Benin are as many surprising explorations. ...
Founded in 2019 in the 7th arrondissement of Paris in a Haussmann-style setting, SEPTIEME opened its second space in September 2022 in Cotonou, Benin, in a 200m2 warehouse in the center of the city, to offer exhibitions in a new format to audiences in the West African sub-region. It made sense for SEPTIEME to deploy its vision spatially and to help push back the frontiers of contemporary art, as well as to contribute to the construction of new contemporary art strongholds. ...
