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Three Sheets London Drawing

Mary Cinque

Italy

Drawing, oil pastel on Paper

Size: 16.5 W x 23.4 H x 0 D in

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"Three Sheets London" is an oil pastel on paper made from a photograph I took while I was living in London. Bars have a huge place in modern history of art ("The Bar at le Folies Bergère" by Manet is the first painting that comes to my mind) and in the last years they became a favourite theme of mine, too. I do not love alcohol per se and I am not a night life persone, but living in London and having the chance to visit some of the greatest bars, made me realize how talented are the people that work in this industry. Being able to mix together so many different ingredients and come up with something perfectly balanced blew my mind. that and also the beauty and elegance with which these cocktails are presented made me an enthusiastic (if not expert) bar goer (although I got drunk after only one drink usually, which is a shame as I'd like to order more, just to see their colors and the shapes of the glasses they come in). As for the restaurants, another reason I love to visit bars is to admire their decor and portray it in my artworks. Most of the time the bottles are in full display, there is often a mirror behind the bartender where everything is reflected and drawing the bottles and their doubles is so fascinating for me. Sennelier oil pastels are my favourite medium at the moment and using them to paint and draw is just amazing for me, every time I am working on a new piece of art I feel like I am traveling in time, back to the place and the moment when I first saw the scene, and it's like living it again. I hope this artwork will transport you to London, an exciting city that can change your life for the better. This artwork is made with Sennelier oil pastels, a great brand with a rich history: these pastels were in fact invented for Pablo Picasso, and although he is not among my favourite artists, it is nice to think about walking in the steps of such famous artists, when using them. I like to think as my art more related to artists such as Andy Warhol for the use of colour and focus on everyday life objects, and Edward Hopper, for the way I look at people in an urban context (his painting "Nighthawks" comes to my mind now) This, like all the artworks from this series, has been treated with three layers of fixing spray; nonetheless I advise to promptly frame it with a glass too, to protect it from the dust. Signed with my initials on the front and my full signature at the back. Agerola, 11th February 2022

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Drawing:oil pastel on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:16.5 W x 23.4 H x 0 D in

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"Mary Cinque is an Italian painter, graphic designer and blogger working and living in the Amalfi Coast. Her works – joyful, bright, colourful painting and drawings – are inspired by this place, as well as her heritage, background and travels. Mary spent her childhood between Italy and Ethiopia. Before moving back to the Amalfi Coast in 2019, she has lived in Naples and Milan, where she attended academies of fine art; and Philadelphia, New York and London where she improved her artistic skills and style. Alongside making art, she works as an illustrator and graphic designer, collaborating with selected brands, working on artistic commissions such as illustrations, labels and showroom design. Cinque’s art develops themes connected with what makes us essentially humans: our habitat – the buildings, the streets, the cities – our bodies, what we eat and how we socialise. Art, in Mary’s paintings, becomes a powerful instrument of philosophical investigation which reveals who we really are by questioning our habits, observing those characteristic traits we share as a species, often without realising it. The artist looks at human beings from a different perspective, making interesting and significant what can seem normal or banal to us in our everyday life: the buildings that populate our cities, the streets we walk, people sitting across our table at a café, strangers on the bus. In this nutshell interview by Giulia Corti, Mary Cinque explores some of the most relevant aspects of her art and reflects on how it offers an intriguing and informative perspective about the way we live as human animals. Mary, your art is colourful and vivid, it mixes human and urban subjects by making use of various techniques (oil painting; pastel drawing, markers, “digital” drawing, print-making etc.) and materials (canvasses, magazine pages, an I-pad screen). How do you choose the means with which to develop an artwork and how do the different materials and techniques influence what you want to convey, if they do? Different subjects call for different techniques. Buildings and urbanscape are always acrylic on canvas, while I prefer to depict people using a quicker, immediate approach, like the one that I can get with markers and oil pastels or digital painting. By looking at the main themes of your art, it is possible to notice what seems to be a tension. On one hand, you portrayed the stillness and artificiality of urban landscapes and buildings (e.g.

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