by giulia quaresima
Charcoal, pastel and coloured pencils on paper
h: 81 w: 54 d: 1 (cms).
In this self portrait, the artist reflects on people’s inner pain and the attempt to free these emotions too heavy to contain. She depicts the moment when suffering becomes visible, pouring outward from the hollow inside, rising like smoke, released through a symbolic opening of the chest - a valve of the soul. Her face blurs, but it isn’t erased - only eclipsed by what can no longer be held. In this quiet rupture, she exhales, finally able to breathe again in the space left behind by her suffering.
£2300
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by giulia quaresima
Charcoal and coloured pencils on paper
h: 59 w: 84 d: 1 (cms).
The sitter is depicted holding herself together in a sort of hug, seeking comfort and safety while trying not to be swallowed up by her inner void. The decontextualisation and the decision to portray her naked help highlight her vulnerability. Only a few details are in focus, while everything else dissolves into blur. The artist likes to give the viewer the illusion that the sitter is either emerging from or disappearing into a vortex of lines, which also contribute to giving movement to the composition, while making the surface uneven and richly textured. These marks are created by sanding the paper, following the dynamism the artist wants to achieve in the picture.
£2500
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