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Other details :
Artwork on supported wooden frame. Framing on request.
Dimensions :
25.6x19.7in
About this artwork
A black man, his face tense with effort, struggles against a transparent plastic film that covers his head. His hand clings desperately to the film, trying to tear it to open a passage to the vital air. The sky blue background, symbol of freedom and hope, contrasts cruelly with the suffocating atmosphere that emanates from the work. Entitled "Breathe", this painting attempts to confront us with the brutal reality of asphyxiation, both physical and… symbolic. Plastic, an invisible but insurmountable barrier, represents the obstacles that hinder breathing, whether racial discrimination, political oppression or any other form of injustice. The omnipresent color black evokes the darkness of oppression and the incessant struggle for freedom. The white, which is drawn in the shape of the man's face and hands, symbolizes resistance and the will to survive.
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.