L’ombre de Jekyll (2021) Painting by Paul Laurenzi

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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind) Painting, Oil on Canvas

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One of a kind (OOAK / Original Artwork)

One-of-a-kind works of art are also known as “OOAK” artworks. This means that every work of art is unique and there will never be another identical one.
Dimensions Height 25.6in, Width 21.3in
Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
Categories Paintings under $5,000 Figurative Love

When the art of portraiture from the late 19th century collides with the art of cosplay. The costume of intimate art dialogues with the art of costume. In the studio of this discreet and prolific artist, a gallery of female portraits unfolds. The women are elegant with fine features and a diaphanous complexion. The tight framing invites us to better grasp the intensity of the gaze, the movement of the lips, the carnal curves and the density of the character. The details of the background provide keys to better decipher the state of mind of the models and their environment. In the light of the studio, the artist seems haunted by frail or luscious madonnas with a benevolent and determined gaze. Paul LAURENZI bases his research and his message more on the image than on technical performance. Some women are strictly dressed in black fabrics, vinyl and other translucent materials, which modestly reveal their attributes. Our gaze delicately delves into this unique universe. The palette of colorful grays and bright colors animates and enhances the dark costumes with puritanical details and Victorian accents. The transparency of her oil painting, enhanced by touches of subtle light, reveals clever superpositions, extracts of lace, a waist cincher or even a garter belt. Everything is staged, fantasized, even sexualized and the innocence of popular imagery sprinkled here and there reminds us that here everything is just a projection of repressed impulses of feminine desire. The artist creates tension, the mercury rises.

About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles

Oil

Paint consisting of pigments bound with linseed oil or carnations. The traditional technique consists of superimposing layers of paint increasingly rich in oil for a solid and durable hanger.

Figurative

Figurative and colorful painting having taken the liberty of including all forms of art without border of cultural genre and geographic origin, without hierarchy of values between high and subculture.

Technic Painting

Painting is an art form of painting on a surface by aesthetically applying colored fluids. Painters represent a very personal expression on supports such as paper, rock, canvas, wood, bark, glass, concrete and many other substrates. Work of representation or invention, painting can be naturalistic and figurative, or abstract. It can have narrative, descriptive, symbolic, spiritual, or philosophical content.

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Artist represented by GALERIE RACHEL HARDOUIN - 15 MARTEL

Paul Laurenzi

France

Paul Laurenzi is a painter whose artistic career is marked by a series of exhibitions and various creations. His artistic journey began in the south of France, where he participated in various exhibitions and painting fairs between 1987 and 1991. During this period, he also explored other forms of art, such as illustration, packaging, posters and book covers.

From 1991, Paul Laurenzi had a series of personal and group exhibitions in different galleries in France, notably in Marseille, Valence, Aix-en-Provence, Grenoble, Toulon, Avignon, and Ajaccio. In 1994, he had his first personal exhibition at the erotic bookstore-gallery Les Larmes D'Eros in Paris, accompanied by the publication of an illustrated book entitled "L'Amante Religieuse".

Over the following years, Paul Laurenzi exhibited in various galleries in France and Switzerland, while continuing his artistic collaborations in various fields such as television and literature. His works are also used for the television series “Les Cordier, judge et flic”, and he is invited to the show “La Grande Famille” on Canal +. In addition, he transferred the rights to two of his paintings for the covers of the reissue of the novel "Emmanuelle" to "La Musardine" editions.

At the same time, Paul Laurenzi continues to exhibit his works in bookstores-galleries such as La Musardine in Lyon, while contributing to film productions such as the film by Cédric Klapisch. His artistic work, rich and varied, testifies to his talent and passion for painting, exploring diverse and captivating themes through his canvases.