Frustrated desires 2018-2019 by Aziseh Emmanuel Chefor

Frustrated desires was a common subject in the works of the artist Rene Magritte in 1928. In his work the lovers, first in the series of 4 works, the artist intended to evoke a mystery using a fabric to veil the faces of his subjects. This piece of tissue reacts like a barrier preventing an intimate kiss between two partners, transforming this act of passion into isolation.
It is in this that fits my series of ballpoint pen drawings and acrylic on paper. I invoke a real humanism in the human being, by translating the state of mind of these young people whose dreams were stolen, smothered and brutalized by egos, inviting the society to free themselves from dehumanizing actions. In a realistic trend, using surrealistic processes, I immerse the viewer in a kind of empathy and let him project his own story into the work.

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