Clair Obscure Painting

Marie Constantelli born 1970 is an autodidact artist, who grew up in a Sydney suburb- drawing, art, photography fascinated her ever since she can remember. Spending nearly 2 decades in a tiny rural greek village on an island off the Turkish border- art and photo taking was her escape from reality, the struggles of life sculpted her personality and artwork. her main body of work focuses on the female form with large monochrome acrylic paintings or macabre undertoned dark charcoal drawings. She has succeeded in transferring her emotional world to her work- internal conflicts and turmoils are shown with sensitivity and subtelty. Her use of black and white monotones while emphasizing details with vivid, lively colours, create a contrast which stimulates the viewer's perception. Framed with a black, wooden frame ready to hang. This painting has been sold- available in print form only.