Carmen Schabracq

Heroïne I, feeding myself
2021
acrylic on linnen
180 x 100 cm
Self-portrait wearing Vincent's hat
2020
acrylic on linnen
70 x 50 cm
Jungle body
2020
acrylic and oil on canvas
100 x 120
Heroine II, mountain force
2021
acrylic on canvas
198 x 214 cm
Flies
2021
acrylic on linnen
60 x 40 cm
Xolo enmascarado y los cacti
2019
Acrylic on canvas
110 x 100 cm
El Jaguar
2019
Mask of paper maché & fake fur
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Muse I
2018
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 80 cm
Perro
2019
mask of paper maché
-
Muse III
2019
acrylic on canvas
80 x 70 cm
The Horned Ones
2021
acrylic on linen
50 x 70 cm

My work consists of paintings, sculptural installations, masks and performances in which the theatricality of life plays an important role.  A recurring object and theme in my work is ‘the mask’, which I use to explore the complexity of human identity. A mask is a tool to become ‘the other’ within a ritual or a performance. A (self-) portrait could also be seen as a from of a mask, perhaps of the inner world. I play with this in different ways.

For This Art Fair I present ‘The Lazy Horse Salon’, an art salon like solo presentation of my paintings and masks. It contains work of the last 3 years that I made during a residency in Mexico City, a residency at the Van Gogh Huis in Zundert, during a very recent residency in Bulgaria and in my own studio in Amsterdam. In the middle of the salon you will find a life-size dead horse sculpture on which you can make yourself comfortable to enjoy my work.

www.carmenschabracq.nl
Heroïne I, feeding myself
2021
acrylic on linnen
180 x 100 cm
Self-portrait wearing Vincent's hat
2020
acrylic on linnen
70 x 50 cm
Jungle body
2020
acrylic and oil on canvas
100 x 120
Heroine II, mountain force
2021
acrylic on canvas
198 x 214 cm
Flies
2021
acrylic on linnen
60 x 40 cm
Xolo enmascarado y los cacti
2019
Acrylic on canvas
110 x 100 cm
El Jaguar
2019
Mask of paper maché & fake fur
-
Muse I
2018
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 80 cm
Perro
2019
mask of paper maché
-
Muse III
2019
acrylic on canvas
80 x 70 cm
The Horned Ones
2021
acrylic on linen
50 x 70 cm