Limited Edition Print – Tresor

This striking mixed media painting is from the latest body of work by Karenina Fabrizzi in which she explores the complex nature of femininity. The works show a prominent female figure against a background of wild florals and expressive colour against more muted tones. Her skin is delicate tones of antique white, pale nude pink and greenish tones in some there is an explosion of tattoo like vibrant reds, furious pinks and deep sultry shades of olive green.

Each work in this series has been painstakingly made up with both opaque and translucent layers, collaged details and subtle textures. Some have brightly coloured sprayed and dripped paint in areas gives an irreverent edge to the works – they are bold seductive works embedded with complex emotion.

“Inspired by Divas throughout time, flowers and nature become one. The woman in each portrait is provocative with a seductive gaze – like an invitation to dream, to see another fantastical world without any vulgar undertones. It is instead a seductive lullaby, femininity carrying away the sorrows and troubles that weigh us down in modern life with an invitation to be ‘transported’ to a lush paradise of plants, flowers and vegetation.” Karenina Fabrizzi

Karenina Fabrizzi is an Italian artist who lives and works in Barcelona. Born in Buenos Aires where she completed her Fine Art and Graphic Design degree, she also studied in Germany, Spain and London. Her training later took her to New York, where she spent a period as painting assistant to Jeff Koons. Her work has been exhibited all over the world and is held in many private collections internationally. Visit Karenina’s Profile Page.