About the artwork
This surreal composition features stylized female body shapes. The hands, adorned with pink chains and blue ribbons, intertwine on a pastel-green background decorated with daisies, creating a contrasting composition that is both sensual and intriguing. The figures, with their pastel hues and soft contours, evoke a certain ambiguity between abstraction and figuration, inviting the viewer to introspective contemplation. Sarah Slappey explores themes of femininity, vulnerability and power, inviting the viewer to reflect deeply on symbolic and physical connections.
Expert opinion
This work is typical of Sarah Slappey's work exploring themes of femininity.
About the artist
Born in 1984 in Columbia, South Carolina, Sarah Slappey lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She received an MFA in Painting from Hunter College in 2016 and a BA in Studio Art from Wake Forest University in 2006. Her work often explores themes related to the female body, sensuality and the tension between softness and strength. Her work has been exhibited in international galleries and museums, including Galerie Maria Bernheim in Zurich and Sargent's Daughters in New York.
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