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Artwork Statement
Alia El-Bermani uses the portrait to reveal introspective stories about the complexity of what it is to be human, as well as to try to deeply connect with another. Various uses of objects and techniques in the artists’ work partially obscure the figure, creating ambiguity that reflects the universal intangible.
“There is a place that can be entered through the act of painting. An internal, unconscious place; where instinct outweighs intellect; where thoughts and images mingle freely. It takes time to warm up to this place. Sometimes we never reach it, but this is where my passion springs from. This is where I find my best work. My paintings follow two subject matters, the human figure, and the still life, but rely on one method, observation. Using direct observation, I have developed a painterly approach to representation.” - Alia El-Berman