The Art of the Bedchamber

Masks

States of Consciousness

Divine Acrobats explores the possibilities of human bodies in a loving embrace. Inspired by trapeze artists, I experimented with body positions and composition. One of the artworks from this series received the Best Drawing Award at ULUBIH's 6th of April exhibition.

The artworks are created using a combination of Chinese woodcut and drawing techniques.

Divine Acrobats

Intimacy is a series of bold artworks celebrating femininity, exploring themes of shamelessness, self-acceptance, and a woman's self-confidence. Through deep introspection, these works aim to elevate consciousness to higher levels.

The artworks are created using a combination of Chinese woodcut, ink drawing, painting, and pencil drawing on Chinese handmade rice and mulberry papers.

Intimacy

The Iberia Series is inspired by the picturesque sights of Spain and Portugal. I used small balconies as stages, placing lovers in embraces that narrate their stories of love. In some pieces, I incorporated the aesthetics of Portuguese tiles into the designs of stockings or gloves.

In this series, I began exploring slightly larger formats, continuing with Chinese woodcut techniques while integrating ink drawing, painting, and pencil drawing.

The Iberia Series

The Small Format Series invites you to experience greater intimacy with the artwork. Focused on the theme of Eros, the smaller format encourages viewers to step closer, allowing for a deeper exploration of the lines, textures, colors, and meanings within each piece.

This series showcases a variety of techniques, including Chinese woodcuts, drawings, etching, painting, and collage.

Small Format

Exaltation is a series inspired by the Chinese text known as the Nine Positions of a Dark Girl, also translated as the Canon of the Dark Girl, originally titled in Chinese Xuannü Jing (玄女経).

In this series, I experimented with combining Chinese woodcuts and drawing techniques.

To learn more about this topic, please visit my blog: https://leajerlagic.wordpress.com/2020/08/09/nine-positions-of-a-dark-girl/

Exaltation

Kiss is a series of Chinese woodcuts that explore the various facets of a kiss—from Judas's kiss of betrayal to a shy first kiss, the enchanting kiss of first love, a kiss born out of habit, and the kiss shared by those deeply in love.

Each artwork is printed on Chinese handmade rice and mulberry paper, signed, and stamped with an authentic personal seal.

Kiss

The Synesthesia collection is inspired by contemporary dance. I explored how an internal sensation of movement can transform into a line drawing, texture, and ultimately, a print.

All the artworks are printed on various types of Chinese handmade paper using a traditional Chinese woodblock printing technique.

Lea Jerlagić