ARCOLisboa 2018

17. – 20.05.2018
Cordoaria Nacional, Avenida da India s/n 1300-342 Lisboa

Booth M01
Solo Presentation Teodora Axente

Works

Teodora Axente (born 1984 in Sibiu, Romania)
The Galleria Doris Ghetta is pleased to announce the participation at ARCOLisboa with a solo presentation of the Rumanian artist Teodora Axente.
In her paintings, Teodora Axente shows female and male figures dressed in opulent garments reminiscent of stage costumes in theatrical-like spaces. But their movements, their demeanour and the expressions on their faces take us into another world, far beyond external appearance and theatrical representation. By withdrawing from the reality that surrounds them, these figures represent the passage to a world that is different from ours.

The body is depicted as something insubstantial, transparent and fluid; heads are often bowed, eyes are shut and faces are hidden by masks or decorative elements. The observer is attracted by the garments and their glossily iridescent, gilded surfaces, which conjure up an opulent physical presence, behind which the figures appear and disappear.