agnes-cecile

Like pages of a diary, Agnes-cecile's portraits are a collection of memories, only she refuses to express the very thought of these moments, rather defining the emotions and not the story. Aesthetic simplicity breathes, flutters and rushes across the page, painting intensified expressions that bleed into each other and fall like rain drops. Washy abstract aspects in her paintings are mixed with a strong realism, which even those who are not interested in the abstract are suddenly attracted to Agnes-cesile's work, because the recognisable figure in each painting acts as an anchor. The abstract in her work is an extension of the subject. However, the hidden meaning of each painting is expressed through her recognisable technique, represented through colour and the body language of the figure, but her message is just her inner thought, a memorandum just for her. But the heavy use of colour and the technique combined almost confines her personal experienses and feelings that inspried each painting, that the meaning is versitile, interpretated differently to who looks at her work. Provoking a contrast in emotional response to each individual. That is exactly what the Italian painter strives to achieve, she wants the paintings to speak to people, to mean something to them rather than what it means to her. She says "If I wanted to talk about important messages to the people, I'd write, not paint." As a self taught artist, based in Italy Agnes-Cecile uses watercolour and varnish in her pieces, using the materials to create striking images that steal your attention, creating mixed responses with the expressions of the subject, the realism contrasted with abstract elements, her work is appreciated by a wide audience. People who can relate and understand, or thoes who are intreuged by how raw the the pain is in the figures eyes aor how the shame is painted so harsh. There is no reason why Agnes-ceciles emotionally infused paintings shouldn't connect with everyone.