News — figurative
New paintings by Mafalda Figueiredo
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Broth Art is delighted to present five new works by painter Mafalda Figueiredo. Working on a more intimate scale than her usual compositions, Figueiredo continues her exploration of self-identity. In contrast to her larger paintings of full-bodied figures, these smaller works — ranging from 40 x 45 cm to 50 x 60 cm — are devoid of context, instead, they are concentrated vignettes that feel like pieces of a larger psychological landscape.
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Lauren Bryden | Artist Interview
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This autumn, we caught up with Glasgow-based artist Lauren Bryden. Read the full interview, in which Bryden talks of the importance of matrescence and how (m)otherhood has shaped her and her art making, by clicking on the link below.
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Jorunn Mulen Interview
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Jorunn Mulen is a painter living and working in Bergen, Norway. With a MA in Illustration & Authorial Practice from Falmouth College of Art, UK, Jorunn's visual narratives are concerned with persona and the complex stories, secrets and histories that manifest on the surface. Showing her work in London, LA, Tokyo and across Italy, Jorunn has received worldwide recognition for her alluring portraiture. To learn more about her artistic practice and the inspiration behind her work, I asked her the following questions.......
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Andrew Sinclair | Tracing Light & Shadow
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In our latest artist interview, we sit down with Scottish figurative painter Andrew Sinclair, who has gained recognition for his masterful use of oil paint and classical techniques. Painting in the manner of chiaroscuro, - a technique that originated during the Renaissance period that creates volume through contrasting light from dark - Andrew applies traditional methods to depicting subjects he sees in the present-day.