Sarah Rupp’s women portraits aren’t meant to be pleasing. Intentionally distorted, they underline the constant tension between beauty and strangeness, traditional beauty and untraditional beauty.

The images themselves are created as a sort of mish-mash—a mix of collage art and painting—with a special interest in the female gaze. “I am always drawn to faces, and I am most captivated by the gaze,” explained Rupp in an interview with Art of Choice. “I try to depict a strong female gaze very often in my work.”

According to Rupp, there is a lot of mystery and vulnerability in the eyes, and more specifically—the gaze. “It creates a dialogue between the viewer and subject, even a connection, and that’s important to me,” she notes. It also stands to highlight the importance of both physical and psychological aspects of her portraits, drawing the viewer closer to her subjects.

“I’ve depicted the female figure since I started painting, even before school,” recalled Rupp. “I’ve never had the desire to paint anything else.” Scroll down to see some of her work.

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“As an introverted kid, I noticed others would approach me whenever I drew or painted – it was how I made friends. That encouraged me to keep at it and not much has changed,” she told in an interview for Ballpit. Fast forward some time, the NYC-based Cetrulo is nowadays a recognized illustrator who worked with big brand names, including Teen Vogue, H&M, The Wing, and many more.

She describes her artistic process as erratic which involves a “lot of looking, mindless scribbling, and torn out sketchbook pages,” however, her current most liked mediums are colored pencils and gouache.

We really enjoyed browsing through her Instagram page and seeing all the beautiful portraits of women she depicted. Keep up with the artist’s work on her social media accounts or have a look at her personal website.

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“Most of the characters are not airbrush perfect or standard but the color palette makes you feel that they are perfect, so any dark circles under the eyes or intense expressions do not feel negative,” she further explains.

Both personal and impersonal, her paintings are the products of dreams, personal experiences and personality conflicts between the authentic self, taught mannerism, and projected morality. It’s the kind of artwork that, though intimate and personal, touches on universal experiences. As such, her work, admits Johanna, strikes a chord with most viewers.

“Whatever the viewer feels I feel is completely up to them,” she says. “A lot of people feel a connection to these paintings and see something of themselves in them. And it is women and men that feel that connection.”

Born and raised in Gelderland, the Netherlands, Johanna has received both her Bachelor’s degree and her Master’s degree from ArtEZ, the Academy of Fine Arts in Arnhem; and her work has been exhibited in multiple solo shows in the Netherlands, Europe, and the United States.

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Her curiosity and research led her to creating an original style that plays on the contrast between what is represented and the way it is represented. Her illustrations show the pains of love, moments of solitude, uncertainty, universal themes and moods experienced by everyone. What makes her works unique is the style that Cris chooses to display these themes: unexpectedly delicate, ethereal, with soft lines and an abundant use of pink.

What the Spanish illustrator tries to do is not so different from giving a child a candy after giving it a bitter medicine first. Her art softens a sad reality, almost making it palatable.

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Sarah Rupp’s women portraits aren’t meant to be pleasing. Intentionally distorted, they underline the constant tension between beauty and strangeness, traditional beauty and untraditional beauty.

The images themselves are created as a sort of mish-mash—a mix of collage art and painting—with a special interest in the female gaze. “I am always drawn to faces, and I am most captivated by the gaze,” explained Rupp in an interview with Art of Choice. “I try to depict a strong female gaze very often in my work.”

According to Rupp, there is a lot of mystery and vulnerability in the eyes, and more specifically—the gaze. “It creates a dialogue between the viewer and subject, even a connection, and that’s important to me,” she notes. It also stands to highlight the importance of both physical and psychological aspects of her portraits, drawing the viewer closer to her subjects.

“I’ve depicted the female figure since I started painting, even before school,” recalled Rupp. “I’ve never had the desire to paint anything else.” Scroll down to see some of her work.

The post Sarah Rupp Deconstructs Women Portraits appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“As an introverted kid, I noticed others would approach me whenever I drew or painted – it was how I made friends. That encouraged me to keep at it and not much has changed,” she told in an interview for Ballpit. Fast forward some time, the NYC-based Cetrulo is nowadays a recognized illustrator who worked with big brand names, including Teen Vogue, H&M, The Wing, and many more.

She describes her artistic process as erratic which involves a “lot of looking, mindless scribbling, and torn out sketchbook pages,” however, her current most liked mediums are colored pencils and gouache.

We really enjoyed browsing through her Instagram page and seeing all the beautiful portraits of women she depicted. Keep up with the artist’s work on her social media accounts or have a look at her personal website.

The post Gabriella Cetrulo Depicts Portraits of Women in Unique Ways appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“Most of the characters are not airbrush perfect or standard but the color palette makes you feel that they are perfect, so any dark circles under the eyes or intense expressions do not feel negative,” she further explains.

Both personal and impersonal, her paintings are the products of dreams, personal experiences and personality conflicts between the authentic self, taught mannerism, and projected morality. It’s the kind of artwork that, though intimate and personal, touches on universal experiences. As such, her work, admits Johanna, strikes a chord with most viewers.

“Whatever the viewer feels I feel is completely up to them,” she says. “A lot of people feel a connection to these paintings and see something of themselves in them. And it is women and men that feel that connection.”

Born and raised in Gelderland, the Netherlands, Johanna has received both her Bachelor’s degree and her Master’s degree from ArtEZ, the Academy of Fine Arts in Arnhem; and her work has been exhibited in multiple solo shows in the Netherlands, Europe, and the United States.

The post Martine Johanna’s Portraits Strike a Chord appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Her curiosity and research led her to creating an original style that plays on the contrast between what is represented and the way it is represented. Her illustrations show the pains of love, moments of solitude, uncertainty, universal themes and moods experienced by everyone. What makes her works unique is the style that Cris chooses to display these themes: unexpectedly delicate, ethereal, with soft lines and an abundant use of pink.

What the Spanish illustrator tries to do is not so different from giving a child a candy after giving it a bitter medicine first. Her art softens a sad reality, almost making it palatable.

The post Cris Valencia’s feminine, pink, and cruel world appeared first on MobiSpirit.