About the artwork
This work depicts a male figure who appears to be waiting, without eyes and dressed in a suit, almost reminiscent of the figurines sometimes placed on wedding cakes. By removing their eyes and skin color, Adriana Olivier erases these characters’ history and individuality, stripping them of all personality. Her characters become standardized figures with whom it is easy to identify. The artist draws inspiration from films of the 1950s and 1960s as well as from the advertising aesthetics of that era. As part of the Neo-Pop movement, she depicts a world where individuals appear stereotypical and interchangeable.
Expert opinion
This neo-pop-style male figure stands out from the artist's other series because it was produced in a limited edition of 25 copies in black and white, which emphasizes the lack of individuality in his characters, with whom viewers can identify.
About the artist
Born in 1990, Adriana Olivier is a Spanish artist who, initially a photographer, turned to acrylic on canvas or wood, as well as sculpture. Specializing in portraits of faceless, flat men and women with pared-down colors and predominantly black outlines, her artistic practice is inspired by photographs and, above all, films from the 50s and 60s. The absence of faces on these neo-pop characters allows her to emphasize their universality and lack of individuality, interchangeable with our own emotions. His work has been shown around the world, including in Montreal in 2018 (Duran Mashaal Gallery), Taiwan in 2020 (Dopeness Art Lab) and London in 2021 (Moosey Art).
“The fact that I work without depicting faces is a way of downplaying the importance of the main character, the subject.”
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