Genieve Figgis

Genieve Figgis’ paintings share a similar dramatic bent as some Irish-English literature subjects from Edgar Allan Poe to Oscar Wilde, as well as acknowledged Old Masters such as Goya. Working in oil and acrylic and at small- to mid-scale, Genieve Figgis produces paintings rich in color, texture, humor, and the macabre.

Almine Rech Editions is thrilled to present the new monograph by Genieve Figgis. By working in oil and acrylic, the artist produces paintings rich in color, texture, humor, and the macabre. Figgis’s body of work includes her take on the tradition of portraiture and the odalisque. Her figures appear either faceless or as foolishly grinning, ghoul-like creatures, whose loosely rendered forms seem vulnerable and insubstantial as they merge with their lushly painted, semi-abstract surroundings.

The book features a comprehensive conversation with the author Mara Hoberman and covers her solo exhibitions at Almine Rech since 2015, as well as international museums such as Gallery Met at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Consortium Museum in Dijon, IMMA in Dublin, and MWOODS in Beijing.

LANGUAGE English
PUBLISHER Almine Rech Editions
ISBN 9782931236086
PUBLICATION DATE 2024

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