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Norah is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Guy Oberson, dimensions are 160 cm × 130 cm (63 × 51.2 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Because of how the oil paint work creates a transparency effect, this portrait of a woman has an unreal dreamlike atmosphere. The woman's intense gaze, combined with the painting's very light colour scheme, gives the portrait depth. Despite being accurately depicted, her face looks young. The painting's texture is textured with a multitude of vertical streaks that draw the eye downward to the model's hands while the white dress barely stands out against the background's similar colour. The ghostly-looking woman's hands, which are painted in a more abstract style, are also made more noticeable by the black sleeves with patterns.
Guy Oberson doesn't outline his works; instead, he builds them up from a collection of lines. Through this method, subjects appear when viewed from a distance and vanish right before the observer's eyes as they get closer. Black chalk is blurred by the artist in a variety of vertical streaks, which obstructs the subject's perception and slows down the work's immediate interpretation.
- Creator:Guy Oberson (1960, Swiss)
- Creation Year:2015
- Dimensions:Height: 63 in (160 cm)Width: 51.19 in (130 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Paris, FR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU803112961322
Guy Oberson
Guy Oberson’s paintings, produced in black chalk or in oil, plunge the observer into an ambiguous and timeless universe. Figurative and abstract themes confront and complement each other in his work. The artist shades the black chalk with a multitude of vertical streaks which alters the perception of the subject. This last is thus taken apart, loosing body, but gains in expressive intensity. For around 15 years the artist has exhibited his works in European museums, contemporary art spaces, foundations, fairs and galleries. In 2014 he was awarded the Bédikian Foundation Award (Paris) and in 2016 he received the State of Friborg Cultural Award (Switzerland). “Being an artist is above all a daily attempt to contribute to the freedom of the gaze, autonomy of thought, and the retransmission of energy and beauty.”
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