Raphael Barontini
Islander Empress, 2022
Acrylic, inks, glitters and silkscreen on canvas
Framed: 68 7/8 x 57 1/2 x 2 3/8 in
175 x 146 x 6 cm
Image size: 66 7/8 x 55 1/8 in
170 x 140 cm
175 x 146 x 6 cm
Image size: 66 7/8 x 55 1/8 in
170 x 140 cm
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The intention of the Impress, the female figure is to combine several iconographic references and eras, similar to a Dada collage, a surprising reveal, the landscape in the background from...
The intention of the Impress, the female figure is to combine several iconographic references and eras, similar to a Dada collage, a surprising reveal, the landscape in the background from the Flemish painter Joachim Patinier. The costume references the painting "Portrait of a woman", by Franz Pourbus.
The face refers to a portrait of an Afro-Brazilian woman from the end of the 19th century by Alberto Henschel, also embellished with a Fang mask from Gabon, a recurring motif in the artists work.
The face refers to a portrait of an Afro-Brazilian woman from the end of the 19th century by Alberto Henschel, also embellished with a Fang mask from Gabon, a recurring motif in the artists work.