Andriu Deplazes

Elle im Himmel (Elle in the sky), 2021

£7,750

Provenance: Irena Hochman Fine Art Ltd.; acquired from the above by the current owner, 2021.

Andriu Deplazes’ practice is characterised by an expressive and immediate approach to figuration, combining drawing and painting techniques to explore the body as a site of emotion and transformation. Working across watercolour, ink, and oil, his compositions often foreground the human figure in states of introspection, rendered through fluid mark-making and vivid, often unexpected colour.

In Elle im Himmel (Elle in the sky) (2021), the solitary figure emerges against a simplified landscape, its raised arm and upward gaze suggesting both tension and transcendence. The saturated palette—contrasting electric greens, reds, and blues—intensifies the psychological presence of the subject, while the layered application of media allows forms to shift between definition and dissolution.

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