Set of 10 Mixed Media. Portraits Close Before Striking Series Installation, 2014
Painting : Watercolour, lead mine, collage · 101.6 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm 40 x 80 x 0.1 inch · Ready to hang
€9,260
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Painting : Unique artwork
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Artwork sold in perfect condition, framed, ready to hang
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Watercolour , lead mine , collage on cotton paper
Dimensions ( cm • inch )
101.6 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm 40 x 80 x 0.1 inch Height x Width x Depth
Artwork dimensions including frame
121.9 x 254 x 2.5 cm 48 x 100 x 1 inch
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This artwork is a compelling series of ten framed panels, each featuring multiple portrait collages. The portraits, arranged systematically, combine detailed black-and-white photographs with vibrant, abstract embellishments. Each face is uniquely altered with colorful, geometric patterns that both obscure and enhance the human features. The golden, textured background acts as an elegant contrast, highlighting the vibrancy of the modifications. The piece engages viewers by juxtaposing realism with abstract creativity, provoking thoughts on identity and individuality. Each panel is uniformly presented, creating a cohesive narrative across the series, while the individual alterations offer distinct personalities. The meticulous execution and innovative use of mixed media make this artwork both visually striking and intellectually stimulating, inviting contemplation on the relationship between uniformity and uniqueness.
Fonfria's work explores human behavior and social rules with a critical eye and humor, touching on personal themes such as dreams, fears, and memories. The images come from old magazines, advertising, and photo albums collected at thrift stores. By extracting them from their natural context, he reconstructs them by adding references to popular culture as well as common phrases and insights that come from his Venezuelan childhood. Overall size: Image size: 40 in. H x 80 in. W Frame size: 48 in. H x 100 in. W x 1 in. D Individual size: Image size: 20 in. H x 16 in. W Frame size: 24 in. H x 20 in. W x 1 in. D Collage, watercolor, and graphite Mounted on a white frame.
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Roberto Fonfría lives and works in Miami, Fl. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1969. Roberto Fonfría creates stories through a random mix of found images, photographs, drawings, and words. He combines these elements and builds layers and textures using acrylics, common objects, and collage. His work explores human behavior and social rules with a critic eye and humor, touching on personal themes such as dreams, fears, and memories. The images come from old magazines, advertising and photo albums collected at thrift stores. By extracting them from their natural context, he reconstructs them by adding references to popular culture as well as common phrases and insights that come from his Venezuelan childhood.
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