Lauriane Itoua (Lylo)

Lauriane Itoua is a painter born in Saint Petersburg to a Bulgarian mother and a Congolese father. Her work explores the human figure, which she treats with a deliberate directness and a restrained tension.

Her compositions, often centered on isolated portraits, give the bodies a sculptural presence. The silhouettes emerge from contrasting backgrounds, where light is constructed through clear lines and precise highlights. This way of bringing forth light from the dark mass has become a recognizable signature of her work.

The figures she depicts are neither anecdotal nor decorative. They occupy the space with gravity, silence, and dignity. Through them, Lauriane Itoua explores memory, inner resistance, and the strength of multiple identities.

His work offers a direct, refined style of painting, where light does not deny shadow but reveals it.