CURATED: FLORINE IMO

Florine Imo (b. 1995) lives and works in Vienna, Austria. Her work explores different aspects of femininity while highlighting the concept of the contrast between soft and sharp aspects in her female figures. Florine's paintings explore overwhelming patterns, luminous colors and metaphorical visual language. Recently the artist created a powerful alter ego figure, which can be found in various group shows during this year.

Imo's work was recently displayed with JPS Gallery in Tokyo, Shin Haus, NY; MISA Mallorca, Weserhalle Berlin, and Gallery Zberro, Paris.

<p>“I’m introducing a new character in some of my paintings for this show. It brings a certain kind of attitude and energy into the frame which challenges my figures and raises questions of power structures. Often, automatically when seeing a strong, maybe even a bit scary looking animal, one assumes their gender to be male, which is an interesting thought, when exploring this character. Like always, I enjoy playing with those kinds of stereotypes and leave the viewer with a grin on their face. Apart from this, I’m also taking a trip back to my roots by painting vegetation and patterns. The many changes in materials over the years allowed me to now combine all my technical abilities and push the canvas surface to another level. Surface, texture, symbolism and character building are fundamental aspects that come to mind, when reflecting on the new paintings.” – Florine Imo<br>  </p>

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Aufwachen

<p>“I’m introducing a new character in some of my paintings for this show. It brings a certain kind of attitude and energy into the frame which challenges my figures and raises questions of power structures. Often, automatically when seeing a strong, maybe even a bit scary looking animal, one assumes their gender to be male, which is an interesting thought, when exploring this character. Like always, I enjoy playing with those kinds of stereotypes and leave the viewer with a grin on their face. Apart from this, I’m also taking a trip back to my roots by painting vegetation and patterns. The many changes in materials over the years allowed me to now combine all my technical abilities and push the canvas surface to another level. Surface, texture, symbolism and character building are fundamental aspects that come to mind, when reflecting on the new paintings.” – Florine Imo</p>
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Golden fruit

<p>“For some time now, my work has been focusing on characters, their development and attitude. In the past my ideas came from a story, a feeling, a shadow, a place or a memory, but now my characters are the source of inspiration. There are an infinite number of scenarios in which their presence can suddenly transform a normal situation into a complex circumstance.”<span>- Florine Imo</span></p>

FLORINE IMO

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