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“Noli me tangere’” is the phrase spoken by Jesus to the Magdalene when she recognized him after his resurrection, the morning after. This event came to my mind when, on a Sunday early morning, I saw a young woman, clad in evening gown, having breakfast by herself, after a night out. The painting is also an homage to George Condo. My painting is rooted in my Italian origin and past, but this country – the US – has enriched my human lexicon and expanded my archive of characters. At the core of my artwork are the primary existential relations – from class and income to gender and love – with their contradictions and often painful inconsistencies. In recent years, however, my work has shifted from an introspective outlook to a focus on the configurations of myth in our society, environment, and politics. Most of the time I approach this subject with humor, and all the time with metaphors. I try to produce narratives rather than providing closures or solutions. The human couple, with its stories, idioms, and archetypes, is one of the subjects I am most passionate about. I care to emphasize that my visual art does not lend itself to literal interpretation. I find, for instance, that splitting a whole picture into panels may enable the viewers to make up their own story. And on occasion, the use of gold paint helps me break the constraints of time and history so as to lift my images to an ageless dimension.
“Noli me tangere’” is the phrase spoken by Jesus to the Magdalene when she recognized him after his resurrection, the morning after. This event came to my mind when, on a Sunday early morning, I saw a young woman, clad in evening gown, having breakfast by herself, after a night out. The painting is also an homage to George Condo. My painting is rooted in my Italian origin and past, but this country – the US – has enriched my human lexicon and expanded my archive of characters. At the core of my artwork are the primary existential relations – from class and income to gender and love – with their contradictions and often painful inconsistencies. In recent years, however, my work has shifted from an introspective outlook to a focus on the configurations of myth in our society, environment, and politics. Most of the time I approach this subject with humor, and all the time with metaphors. I try to produce narratives rather than providing closures or solutions. The human couple, with its stories, idioms, and archetypes, is one of the subjects I am most passionate about. I care to emphasize that my visual art does not lend itself to literal interpretation. I find, for instance, that splitting a whole picture into panels may enable the viewers to make up their own story. And on occasion, the use of gold paint helps me break the constraints of time and history so as to lift my images to an ageless dimension.

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Noli Me Tangere Painting

Armanda Balsamo

United States

Painting, Oil on Canvas

Size: 76.2 W x 111.8 H x 5.1 D cm

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“Noli me tangere’” is the phrase spoken by Jesus to the Magdalene when she recognized him after his resurrection, the morning after. This event came to my mind when, on a Sunday early morning, I saw a young woman, clad in evening gown, having breakfast by herself, after a night out. The painting is ...

Year Created:

2014

Subject:

People

Styles:

Figurative

 

Mediums:

Oil

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Canvas

 

Mediums:

Painting, Oil on Canvas

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One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

76.2 W x 111.8 H x 5.1 D cm

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Yes

Frame:

Not Framed

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Certificate is Included

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Armanda was born in Torino, Italy and lives and works in San Francisco, California. After graduating with a M.S. in Architecture from the Politecnico di Torino, she began her career in Italy at a Product Design Firm, and then moved to Pubblisintesi, a leading Italian advertising agency, where she served as Art Director. Only after moving to the US she was able to paint full time.

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