Watercolour, gouache, palladium leaf on rice paper on canvas
60 x 50 cm
23 5/8 x 19 3/4 in
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The painting 'A Parisian Girl' is inspired by a scene that we saw in the Parisian tube. A young woman was sitting on a folding seat and she was looking...
The painting "A Parisian Girl" is inspired by a scene that we saw in the Parisian tube. A young woman was sitting on a folding seat and she was looking at her Iphone. She was dressed all in black with very elegant oversized clothes. Only her colorful sneakers were popping out. She looked very majestic and that is how we wanted to depict her. The metal doors which you find in the Parisian tube were reinterpreted into Platinum leaf. The shiny and luxurious background emphasizes the dark matt painted silhouette. Thanks to the golden parts, the painting reminds of a Byzantine icon and it turns this mundane scenery into something graceful and solemn.