Kahlo's pieces, constructed with metal objects, string and paper were full of questions and structure. I couldn't find a statement so didn't know what they were about but it didn't matter. The pieces flowed around the room like a mini exhibition all of their own and each individual piece was very strong and really well put together and the photos don't do them justice.
The cotton lines define her works, creating 3D drawings inside the space, not restricted by the boundaries of the paper. The lines are made to restrict the paper as opposed to the paper restricting the lines. I really like her work and the way its different from anything else I'm seeing at Demont.
Irene Louca gave us a look at her attention grabbing face paintings. The one I really liked was the female close up. The dark eye stares back at you making you stare back at it, holding your gaze until you explore the rest of the deeply painted, scratched and rubbed face, then return to the eye, still there watching your every move. The face is full of emotion but its hard to tell which emotion. She looks as though she might be just about to cry, or kiss you, or does the complete blackness of the eye suggest death in some way? Either way its a great painting and the smudging separates it from being a staright-forward portrait image.
Her use of dark backgrounds really fixes the picture and Again, I see a lot of portraiture at Demont but this painting, due to its depth and quality of production, is one of my faves so far.
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