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Martine Johanna
The Magic Statues, acrylic on linen
2018

About the Item

This work is an acrylic on linen painting. The three figures depicted are actually the same model repeated three times, this is one of the few paintings where the artist used a model from life to create the work. It's composition and repetition of the figure bring to mind the famous painting by Edouard Manet, Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe. As with the Manet, this work is distorted so that the painting does not show traditional perspective, instead the painting has fractured layers that stack atop one another. Her work is highly detailed, faces and hands are articulated with tiny brush strokes and imaginative color. This work is exhibited during her solo exhibition Life is but a dream, in New York, 2018. Martine Johanna is an artist known for her vivid paintings 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.

Creator:
Martine Johanna (Dutch)
Creation Year:
2018
Dimensions:
Height: 67 in (170.18 cm)Width: 51 in (129.54 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
Medium:
Linen,Acrylic
Movement & Style:
Contemporary
Period:
2010-
Condition:
Gallery Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU98413412641

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