"Untitled 2" by Sandra Lieners

Lot 34 - "Untitled 2" by Sandra Lieners
Painter from Luxembourg
sandralieners.com
Oil on canvas and cotton, signed on the back
Work belonging to her series "The Green".
Year of realization: 2020
Dimensions: H: 44; W: 31 cm
"Sandra Lieners' work analyzes the relationship between the analog and digital through classical painting and reflects the digital aesthetic that surrounds us. As a generation Y she has witnessed the birth of cell phones, the first computers, the internet and the constant growth of the digital in our daily lives. This digital aesthetic is opposed to the use of the noble and ancestral technique of oil painting and the use of art historical references that are directly and indirectly planted in the work. The series "Beyond the surface" developed in different locations between 2017 and 2019 traces urban collages, lost visuals with "dirty" connotations through oil paint. In the 2020 series "The Green", the classic subject of landscapes is interpreted through a contemporary lens that breaks down and pixelates the subject. The 2020 series "The Light" pushes the omnipresent blur in Sandra Lieners' work as far as possible. A blur that recalls the photographic lens and backlighting in photography. The correlation between "high art" and "low art" is intensified because of the "white cube" context in which the works exist in their final presentation. The new works in 2021 lead the artist's canon into a reflection on portraiture and feminism. A thoughtful approach to contemporary conceptual painting loaded with references."
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