Referring to traditional portraiture from the 18th century up to the era of modernism, painter @ewa_juszkiewicz reinterprets female representation and identity. The artist shares in her statement that “make-up and hairstyles are fundamentally costumes of the face: under the aegis of style they embellish, conceal and frame, just as in the original portraits the painted face stood in accord with principles of decorum. Yet in wholly stripping it away, replacing appearance with masses of foliage, cloaking features within folds of fabric or masking expression beneath crustaceans, Juszkiewicz does not hide the figure nor undermine its status, but rather creates alternative, freely-imagined and fantastical portrayals of women.” — #beautifulbizarre #ewajuszkiewicz #painting #portrait #representation #feminism #representation #portraiture #painter #contemporaryart https://www.instagram.com/p/CnaEnIroYz8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
