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- Design Credit: Samantha Todhunter Design Ltd., Photo Credit: Oliver Clarke. Dimensions: H 24.25 in. x W 19.25 in.
- Design Credit: Lucy Harris Studio, Photo Credit: Francesco Bertocci. Dimensions: H 24.25 in. x W 19.25 in.
- Design Credit: Timothy Godbold, Photo Credit: Karl Simone. Dimensions: H 24.25 in. x W 19.25 in.
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Martine JohannaThe Alternate, graphite on paper, framed2018
2018
$1,800 Asking Price
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This is a drawing on paper, floating within a maple frame. The drawing measures 20 x 15 inches unframed and framed 24.25 x 19.25 inches. Her work is highly detailed. This work was exhibited during her solo exhibition, Life is but a dream, in New York, 2018. It shows a woman looking outward, with her gaze slightly averted to the left. The background textures are beautifully articulated with intricate line work as is her face, hair and eyes and lips. Small details add a rich story to the character we see, two orbs float just above her gaze which appear to depict another scene inside. Is this a dream, a strange reflection, or an alternate world? It has a magical and curious feeling to it while showing off the artists expert drafting and rendering ability.
Martine Johanna is an artist known for her vivid paintings and detailed drawings with both figurative and abstract elements. Her autobiographical works, seemingly lighthearted, explore the duality between youthful naivety and anxiety-riddled adulthood. The figures, fierce but fragile, crowd the compositions and occupy the majority of the space gazing distractedly into the beyond. Each of Johanna’s delicately rendered figures convey a sense of immersion within their own “internal psychic landscape.” The work is imbued with a mysterious narrative and sensation of knowing that each character in the work has a full and complex history that the viewer can never completely comprehend. The paintings have a signature prismatic palette, visually stimulating and playful while expressing an underlying sense of tension.
Martine Johanna has had international success exhibiting extensively in the Netherlands and abroad. A background in fashion design has influenced her depiction and ease with the female figure. Inspiration for her work include a mixture of childhood and autobiographical memories and experiences, documentaries on human nature, independent films and history.
Details
- CreatorMartine Johanna (Dutch)
- Creation Year2018
- DimensionsHeight: 24.25 in. (61.6 cm)Width: 19.25 in. (48.9 cm)Depth: 1.5 in. (3.81 cm)
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- Movement & Style
- Period
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- Gallery LocationNew York, NY
- Reference Number1stDibs: LU98413878012
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