Cristina de Miguel
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Vivaciously expressive paintings by Cristina de Miguel are full of playful drama. Elastic female bodies bend and stretch, alongside a host of hybrid creatures. Mermaids, animals, mythic beasts. Figures meld into the background – making the environment as important as individuality. The artist works in lots of ways. But in general, she creates a thin background wash which dries overnight. Then she applies many layers painted with brushes in acrylic and drawn by hand in oil stick. This is Miguel's M.O – materiality. The infinite qualities of paint prevail over the narratives they tell. That said, allegorical stories do emerge albeit subconsciously. And the artist intentionally leaves these open for the viewer to decipher. While her works have a papably neo-expressionist style, her influences are incredibly varied. From Peloponnesian war artifacts from ancient Greece to Baroque painting and social media.