Naked Auguste No.2 Painting

Playing with the perception of time and space, I evoke a sense of nostalgia or contemplation through painting, layered compositions, and distorted perspectives to represent the fragmented nature of memory. Fragmentation in art refers to the intentional breaking down or fragmentation of a whole, whether it be an image, idea, narrative, or memory, into smaller parts or fragments. This technique is often used to create a sense of disintegration, complexity, or abstraction within a work of art. About the original painting: The Schönheitengalerie (Gallery of Beauties) is a collection of 36 portraits of the most beautiful women from the nobility and bourgeoisie of Munich, Germany, painted between 1827 and 1850 (mostly by Joseph Karl Stieler, appointed court painter in 1820) and gathered by Ludwig I of Bavaria in the south pavilion of his Nymphenburg Palace in Munich. Auguste Strobl (24 June 1807, Munich - 22 January 1871, Passau) was a Bavarian beauty of the 19th century. The daughter of a royal chief accountant, she also appeared in the Gallery of Beauties gathered by Ludwig I of Bavaria. She became one of the first to be painted for the king's collection. However, the king was displeased with the result because Stieler had chosen a view that placed too much emphasis on Strobl's swan neck. Since Ludwig wanted Strobl's natural beauty to be documented, it was forbidden to shorten her neck in a painterly manner. Stieler had to paint her again in 1827; now the painter depicted the young lady facing inwards and looking out of the picture over her left shoulder, which results in an unusual rear view. The first picture from 1826 was lost. Possibly, Ludwig gave it as a gift to Strobl. It only reappeared on the art market in 1976 and was purchased by the Residenzmuseum in Munich.