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Dark Feminine
This body if work presents the female figure as self-possessed and ungoverned. Each painting depicts a woman who exists outside expectation—neither ornamental nor submissive, but grounded in her own authority. The figures are calm, confrontational, and deliberate, meeting the viewer without concession.
Informed by historical figuration and classical materials, the work draws on visual languages traditionally associated with reverence and control, then redirects them. Gold, when present, operates as a material of power rather than devotion, set against restrained, darkened grounds that heighten psychological intensity. The compositions favor stillness over spectacle, allowing presence itself to carry weight.
These paintings are created as singular objects rather than narrative illustrations. Meaning is held, not explained. Power is internal, embodied, and enduring—asserted through gaze, posture, and restraint. This body of work is intended for collectors drawn to contemporary figurative realism that engages with darker feminine archetypes through discipline, symbolism, and permanence.