Dreams of a Dreamer: Delphine Desane @ Luce Gallery, Turin
Luce Gallery // January 28, 2021 - February 27, 2021
January 28, 2021 | in Painting
In Turin, from 28 January to 27 February 2021, Luce Gallery presents the solo show of Delphine Desane titled
Dreams of a Dreamer. Born and raised in France to Haitian parents, the artist reflects on black womanhood and motherhood drawing from her own life experiences. The subjects of her paintings mostly women, are portrayed with minimal details and eyes full of expression against colored backgrounds, which exalt their inner state of mind.
Researching, blending and fusing disparate cultures, periods and moments, Delphine Desane uses her practice as a vessel for self exploration. The brush is a vehicle for understanding. Her simple forms contain multitudes. They speak to a single moment, packed with emotion, memories, longing. A single line acts as a marker for realizations, loss, and labor. Desane’s portraits are direct, intenti