My work focuses mainly on the female figure, representing various facets in a typically enigmatic, mysterious and anonymous way, never showing the full figure. Without the surrounding environment, the viewer is led to imagine a story for each character.
Duma Arantes, Dead roses can also be queens, 2012
Oil on Canvas, 170 x 100 cm
© Duma Arantes
Duma Arantes, The secret story of time
Oil on Canvas, 150 x 100 cm
© Duma Arantes
Duma's work shows women of today and of other times with the particularity of not showing the complete image, generating mystery and anonymity, thus leading the viewer to imagine the story behind it.
Her characters are full of glamour, they're innocent and provocative, fragile and strong... dichotomies present in female but also in human behavior in general.
Almost like the frames of a 35mm film, her paintings full of visual beauty and force are suspended moments that each person may conclude.
Photo © Duma Arantes
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