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Roxana Ajder

Freedom, Transformation, Regeneration

Recalling (neo)expressionist painting gestures combined with feminist discourse, conceptual art, and eroticism, the relationship between art, nature, and feminine beauty, or between models of art history and supermodels of the twentieth century, her works, in general, contribute to larger undestandings of feminine experience and identity. Thus, the subject lies between the classical nude narrative and the immediate physical reality, the painting not only starting new discussions around stereotypes in terms of idealized and de-idealized femininity but also having underlying meanings that evoke distinct ideological encodings. 


The main purpose of the paintings was to identify female forms that emphasize the ideas of freedom, transformation, regeneration. Regarding the influences from the history of art, the imprint of the expressionist movement can be felt through the use of sources of inspiration from the beginning of the 20th century and through the chromatic palette that suggests the force of nature. Elaborated in an expressionist spirit, the paintings also refer to the incorporation of nudity into the counterculture lifestyle. The search for an alternative to Western culture was a common point that linked the themes of German Expressionist painters to the American counterculture of the 1960s. The creed of those who were followers of the cult of nudism started from the fact that modern civilization, urbanization and industrialization had alienated human beings from their condition natural, leading them down a path of progressive degeneration that could only be reversed by living in accordance with the laws of nature.

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