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Celena Nsambu
EMERGING ARTIST
Vélizy-villacoublay
Type
Unique work
Date of creation
2023
Technique

Painting: timeless art…

One of the seven arts, painting is de facto reminiscent of the paintings exhibited in the most prestigious museums, like the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. However, it is a timeless form of art which has remarkably managed to span the ages, from before Jesus Christ to Prehistory, Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. If being a painter had nothing rewarding, today its democratization has made small shadow painters into protagonist artists of society. Oil painting, acrylic, watercolor, pastel or mixed media, painting captivates in all its forms.

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Medium

Oil painting

Oil painting is a painting technique well known to artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. However, this technique dates back to the end of the Middle Ages, gradually replacing tempora, which then consisted of an emulsion of egg yolk and egg white as well as colored pigments.

Its consistency was quite close to oil paint although it was later preferred for reasons of practicality.

If oil paint is popular, it is because it is a noble, rich, brilliant and creamy paint, particularly pleasant to work with for the painter.

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Theme
Human
Dimensions
W. 100 x L. 100 cm
Framing
No
Work signed by the artist
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Yes
Certificate of authenticity
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On demand
Description
The painting titled “But It's Just a Straightener” is a captivating depiction of a woman, whose yellow skin color symbolizes not only black women, but all women who have had to fight to have beautiful hair. As a black woman, the artist has personally experienced the harmful consequences of hair straightening, which is metaphorically represented by the snake hiding the woman's eyes. This snake embodies the vice of straightening, which distorts our hair. Once we start this practice, we often find ourselves forced to continue or cut our hair to restore its naturalness. This painting thus exposes the struggles and choices that women face in achieving beauty standards, while emphasizing the importance of self-acceptance and celebrating our natural characteristics.
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